STAAR U.S. History: U.S. History 1

The Colonies–Reconstruction (1600s–1877)
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  1. colony
    a geographical area controlled by a distant country
  2. subject
    a person who owes allegiance to a nation
  3. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  4. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
  5. indenture
    bind by a contract for work, as an apprentice or servant
  6. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
  7. port
    where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
  8. taxation
    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity
  9. representation
    the right to have delegates in some legislative body
  10. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  11. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  12. revolution
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
  13. congress
    a formal meeting, especially of representatives
  14. confederation
    the act of forming an alliance
  15. ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  16. constitution
    law determining the fundamental principles of a government
  17. amendment
    a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  18. sovereignty
    government free from external control
  19. republicanism
    belief in government by the people's elected representatives
  20. federalism
    government divided between central and regional powers
  21. concurrent
    occurring or operating at the same time
  22. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  23. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  24. abolition
    doing away with a system or practice or institution
  25. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  26. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
  27. assassination
    murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  28. due process
    administration of justice according to rules and principles
  29. sharecropper
    a tenant farmer who owes a portion of each harvest for rent
  30. transcontinental
    spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth
Created on Fri May 07 11:39:40 EDT 2021 (updated Wed May 12 10:47:31 EDT 2021)

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