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Chapter 14 Creating America
HOT Words from Chapter 14 of Creating America
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History
8th Grade
01/26/2009

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1. immigrant
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A person who moves to a new country.
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2. push-pull factors
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Forces that cause people to leave one place and attract them to a new place for a better life.
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3. civil disobedience
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To peacefully refuse to obey laws considered to be unjust.
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4. revival
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A meeting to reawaken religious faith.
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5. Second Great Awakening
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A period of renewed interest in the Christian faith in the 1790's and early 1800's which resulted in several social reforms.
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6. labor union
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A group of workers who band together to seek better working conditions.
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7. abolition
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The movement to end slavery.
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8. Underground Railroad
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A series of secret escape routes which led runaway slaves from the South to freedom.
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9. Seneca Falls Convention
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A meeting held in 1848 which called for equal rights for women including suffrage.
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10. suffrage
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The right to vote.
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