Chapter 9

Question 1

Emancipation

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Chattels

Answer 2

A personal possession.

Question 3

Abolitionist

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Speculators

Answer 4

Typically sophisticated, risk-taking investors with expertise in the markets in which they are trading and will usually use highly leveraged investments such as futures and options.

Question 5

Townships

Answer 5

A small geographic area, range in size from 6 to 54 square miles, with 36 square miles being the norm.

Question 6

Territory

Answer 6

An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

Question 7

Annex

Answer 7

Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.

Question 8

Quorum

Answer 8

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 9

Anarchy

Answer 9

A state of disorder due to absence or no recognition of authority.

Question 10

Bicameral

Answer 10

Having two branches or chambers.

Question 11

Unicameral

Answer 11

Having a single legislative chamber.

Question 12

The Bill of Rights

Answer 12

The collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

Question 13

Disestablish

Answer 13

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