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AP US History 1500-1733 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
02/16/2013

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Nationalism
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Fervent belief and loyalty given to the political unit of the nation-state.
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Primogeniture
Definition
The legal principle that the oldest son inherits all family property or land.
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Joint-Stock Companies
Definition
An economic arrangement by which a number of investors pool their capital for investment.
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Charter
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A legal document granted by a government to some group or agency to implement a stated purpose, and spelling out the attending rights and obligations.
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Census
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An official count of population, often also describing other information about the population.
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Feudal
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Concerning the decentralized medieval social system of personal obligations between rulers and ruled.
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Indentured Servant
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A poor person obligated to a fixed term of labor.
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Toleration
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Originally, religious freedom granted by an established church to a religious minority.
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Squatter
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A frontier farmer who illegally occupied land owned by others or not yet officially opened for settlement.
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Matriarch
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A respected, usually elderly, female head of a household or extended clan.
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Melting Pot
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Popular term for an ethnically diverse population that is presumed to be "melting" towards some eventual commonality.
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