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APUSH ch 4 vocab
quiz 10.14
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History
10th Grade
10/13/2011

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the right to acquire a certain amt of land granted to the person who finances the passage of a laborer
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headright
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take away the right to vote
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disfranchise (/disenfranchise)
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conflict between inhabitants of the same country
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civil war
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territory adjoining water affected by tides- that is, near the seacoast or coastal rivers
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tidewater
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that portion of a slave ship's journey in which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas
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middle passage
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the ability to mate and produce abundant young
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fertility
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fit for servants; humble & low
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menial
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an armed force of citizens called out only in emergencies
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militia
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a social group arranged in ranks or classes
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hierarchy
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A group or institution granted legal rights to carry on certain specified activities
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corporation
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a sermon or prophecy recounting wrongdoing, warning of doom, and calling for repentance
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jeremiad
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the illegal execution of an accused person by mob action, w/o due process of law
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lynching
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an inland region set back from a port, river, or seacoast
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hinterland
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the basic pattern of distribution of status and wealth in a society
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social structure
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of noble or upper-class descent
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blue-blood
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