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18 Cards in this Set
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Sectionalism
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An allegiance to local interests.
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Constitution
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A document that sets up the framework of a government and determines its powers and limitations.
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Antebellum
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"before the war"; in the United States, and especially the South, means before the Civil War.
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Assimiliation
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A policy pursued by the federal government that theorized that if Native Americans relied on farming rather than hunting, they'd need less land and could then co-exist with the settlers.
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Emancipation
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Freedom.
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Tariff
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A tax on imports designed to keep out foreign competition.
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Nullify
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Prevent the enforcement of.
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Popular sovereignty
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A vote by those living there.
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Secession
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Withdrawal from the union.
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Suffrage
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Voting rights.
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Disfranchise
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To take the right to vote away from an individual or group.
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Filibuster
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Continuous speech making to delay action by a legitimate body.
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Understanding clause
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A clause added to the state constitution in 1890 as a loophole to allow illiterate whites to register and vote.
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Segregation
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Separation of the races.
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Sharecropper
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Persons who didn't own the land they formed, the house they lived in, or often the tools they used.
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Gold standard
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The financial standard that meant the dollar was convertible into (or backed by) gold only.
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Patronage
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Appointing people to government positions as rewards for political support.
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Lobbyist
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A person paid to represent the interests of a company/special group.
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