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History
7th Grade
10/21/2013

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Cabinet
Definition
a group of advisers to the president
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Californio
Definition
Mexican who was one of the original settlers of California
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Capital
Definition
money for investment
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Capitalism
Definition
an economic system based on private property and free enterprise
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Carbon dating
Definition
-a scientific method used to determine the age of an artifact
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Carpetbagger
Definition
northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War
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Cash Crop
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farm crop raised to be sold for money
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Caucus
Definition
a meeting held by a political party to choose their party’s candidate for president or decide policy
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Cede
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-to give up by treaty
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Census
Definition
official count of population
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Charter
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Charter-a document that give the holder the right to organize settlements in an area
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Charter Colony
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-colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle
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Checks and Balances
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the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
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Circumnavigate
Definition
to sail around the world
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Civil disobedience-
Definition
refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust as a nonviolent way to press for changes
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Civilization
Definition
highly developed culture, usually with organized religions and laws
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Civil War
Definition
conflict between citizens of the same country
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Classical
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- relating to ancient Greece and Rome
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Compromise
Definition
agreement between two or more side in which each side gives up some of what it wants
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Concurrent powers
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powers shared by the states and the federal government
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Conquistador
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Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500’s
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Corruption
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- dishonest or illegal actions
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Cotton gin
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a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
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Culture
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- a way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
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Customs duty
Definition
tax on foreign imported goods
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