Chapter 18 Packet Vocab Flashcards
Homestead
A family home or farm with buildings and land sufficient for survival
Self determination
In politics, the right of a people to assert its own national identity and determine its own form of government without outside influence
Vigilante
Concerning self appointed groups that claim to punish crime and maintain order without legal authority to do so
Sanctuary
A place of refuge or protection where people are made safe from punishment by the law
Fugitive
A person who flees from danger or persecution
Topography
The precise surface features and details of a place for example, rivers coastlines hills in relation to one another
Mundane
Belonging to this world as opposed to a higher or spiritual world
Statecraft
The art of government leadership
Isthmian
Concerning a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
Filibustering
Adventurers who conduct a private war against a foreign country.
Dynasty
A succession of monarchs or emperors all descended from the same family; hence the entire period of time (usually lengthy) in which such a family rules
Cloak and dagger
Convening the activities of spies or undercover agents especially involving elaborate deceptions
Manifesto
A proclamation or document aggressively asserting a controversy position or advocating a daring course of action
Booster
One who promotes a person or enterprise especially in a highly enthusiastic way
Truce
A temporary suspension of warfare by agreement of the hostile parties
