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Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Rodriquez - 8th - Social Studies.
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02/10/2015

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Abolitionist
Definition
Person who worked to abolish (end) slavery.
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Civil Disobedience
Definition
Refusal to obey laws that are unjust in a non-violent way.
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Coeducation
Definition
Teaching boys and girls together in school.
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Normal School
Definition
School for training high school graduates to be teachers.
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Revival
Definition
Meetings held by a preacher to bring out religious emotions.
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Segregation
Definition
Separation of isolation of a race, class, or group.
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Suffrage
Definition
The right to vote.
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Temperance
Definition
Drinking little or no alcohol.
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Transcendentalist
Definition
Stressed the relationship between humans and nature and the importance of conscience.
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Underground Railroad
Definition
Network of escape routes from South to North for slaves to escape from slavery.
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Utopia
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Community based of a vision of a perfect society.
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