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10/21/2013

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Bicameral
Definition
consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature.
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Black codes
Definition
laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers.
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Blockade
Definition
cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country’s ports.
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Bond
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a note issued by the government, which promises to pay off a loan with interest.
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Boomtown
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a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or population.
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Border state
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- state between the North and the South that was divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy
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Bounty
Definition
money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army.
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Boycott
Definition
to refuse to buy items from a particular country.
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Burgess
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- elected representative to an assembly.
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