American Revolution Part 2

Question 1

Emancipation

Answer 1

the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

Question 2

Chattles

Answer 2

(in general use) a personal possession.

Question 3

Abolishinist

Answer 3

a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.

Question 4

Speculators

Answer 4

Speculators are typically sophisticated, risk-taking investors with expertise in the market(s) in which they are trading and will usually use highly leveraged investments such as futures and options.

Question 5

Townships

Answer 5

a division of a county with some corporate powers.

Question 6

Quorum

Answer 6

the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.

Question 7

Bicameral

Answer 7

(of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.

Question 8

Bill of Rights

Answer 8

the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.

Question 9

Disestablish

Answer 9

deprive (an organization, especially a country’s national church) of its official status.