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History Vocabulary Flashcards

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Pilgrim

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A person who goes on a religious journey to a sacred place

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Immigration

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Permanent moving of people into 1 country from another countrie

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Joint Stock Company

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A business where people invest in stocks of a company in both profits or losses

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Censorship

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Banning of printed materials because the contain unpopular ideas

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Civic Virtues

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Democratic ideas, practices and values that are at the heart of citizens in a free society

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Epidemic

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Outbreaks that affect large numbers of people like smallpox

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Proprietary Colony

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Certain colonies that were granted to an individual or group by the British and got full rights of self government

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Slave Codes

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Rules governing behavior and punishment of the slaves

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Pacifists

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One who is opposed to any kind of violence

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Boycott

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A refusal to buy British goods

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Guerrilla Warfare

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Hit and run tactics by small mobile groups of irregular forces using military tactics

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Militia

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A military force made up of ordinary citizens

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Minutemen

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Men in a militia who were ready at a minute’s notice

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Propaganda

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Information designed to influence opinion

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Bicameral

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Having 2 separate law making chambers

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Inflation

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More money for the same thing

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Petition

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A formal request

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Privateer

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Privately owned ships equipped with weapons

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Ratify

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To approve officially

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Republic

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A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

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Compromise

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A settlement of dispute by each giving up some demands

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Legislative Branch

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Lawmaking branch of the government

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Executive Branch

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Branch of government that executes or carries out the law

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Judicial Branch

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Branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law

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Electoral College

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Special group of electors chosen to vote for the President and Vice President

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