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a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
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relying chiefly on agriculture and farming
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an agreement between two nations to help each other in wartime
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to change or add to a law or document
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the process of bringing a legal case in front of a higher court to review the decision of a lower court
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money devoted to a particular purpose, such as a function of government
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a group of people that makes laws
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something that is owned by a person, company, or country
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to require by law to leave a place
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a type of organization in which two related parts work together
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an amount of money available for spending based on a plan for how it will be spent
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a neutral area that separates rival nations or factions
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a representative to the legislature in colonial Virginia or Maryland
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an economic system in which resources and businesses are privately owned and prices are not controlled by the government
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goods transported by ship, plane, or truck
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a crop that is grown to be sold
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private ownership of people
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the division of power in the American government by which each branch prevents the others from becoming too powerful
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a system of law in which codes and statutes carry greater weight than prior court decisions
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a high-ranking military official
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the buying and selling of goods and services; trade
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a system of law in which prior court decisions carry greater weight than codes and statutes
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the act of doing what is expected or what is ordered by law
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an agreement reached when each side gives up some of what it wants to end a disagreement
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powers in the U.S. system of government that are shared by the state and federal government
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a sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong
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a written or spoken agreement, usually about business
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a person who owes money
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a branch of a religion
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powers of the federal government that are specifically listed in the Constitution
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referring to a group of people who share a similar culture that is often handed down from one generation to the next
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a decision made by an executive head of government, such as a president, that has the force of law
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relating to a system of government in which the national government shares power with other levels of government, such as the states; can also refer to national government
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a system of government in which the national government shares power with other levels of government, such as the states
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an arrangement of people or things acting as one unit
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to bring goods into one country from another
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a system in which a worker agrees to work for an employer for a certain amount of time in exchange for training or payment in land or goods at the end of the agreed time period
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the arrival of a large number of people
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to intrude on someone’s rights or possessions
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money that is spent in order to make a profit
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the ability of the Supreme Court to have the final say in whether laws adhere to the Constitution
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release from enslavement
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the violent killing of defenseless people
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an agreement for self-government signed by the Pilgrims
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a soldier paid to fight for a country or a cause that they are not native to or in support of
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a group of armed citizens prepared for military service at any time
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king or queen that makes the laws for the country
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a system of trade for goods and services that uses money rather than barter, or an exchange of goods
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the complete ownership or control of a resource or industry
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the rebellion of a ship’s crew against the captain
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to discuss the terms of an agreement
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not affiliated with any political party
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an imagined river passage through North America that Europeans believed would make travel between Europe and Asia faster and more efficient
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the power to review a legal case and apply the law
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the action of watching over something
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in Great Britain, a group made up of representatives and the
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the cruel and unfair treatment of a group of people
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a large farm where one or more crops are grown by a large number of laborers to be sold for profit
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the idea that the government’s authority depends on the people agreeing to respect and abide by that authority
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the results of an election based on individual ballots cast by citizens
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priority, or first importance
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the head of the government in some countries
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reason to believe a person is guilty of a crime
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an important official announcement that is usually made to the public
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describing a Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church
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an item in a legal document that states a condition or requirement
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to give temporary lodging and meals to soldiers
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a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to
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to control or place limits on
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a person who speaks or acts on behalf of someone else
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powers in the U.S. system of government that belong to the states rather than the federal government
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traditional legal rights that all English subjects in England were guaranteed
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the principle that everyone, including government leaders, is subject to the same laws
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an unofficial British policy of not enforcing rules and regulations in the colonies
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the ability of people in a country to decide their own government
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the ability of people to rule themselves and make their
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to move goods illegally
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money that people are required to pay to support the workings of the government
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a disloyal act against one’s country, often by helping an enemy
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a formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries
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a case of law decided by a group of one’s fellow citizens
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areas around the equator that remain warm all year
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describing a person who owns and cultivates a small farm
