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Glossary start's with letter B & C

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Question 1

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bias

a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook

a formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States; the first ten amendments to the Constitution

to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.

Question 2

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Bill of Rights

a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out

laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans

a formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States; the first ten amendments to the Constitution

Question 3

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Black Codes

a formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States; the first ten amendments to the Constitution

laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans

a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out

Question 4

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blockade

to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.

a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out

laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans

Question 5

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boycott

to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.

a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out

laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans

Question 6

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capitalism

laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans

an economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses

the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas

Question 7

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civil rights

an economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses

the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law

a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country

Question 8

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Confederacy

an economic or political system in which the government owns most industries and there is no privately owned property used for profit

another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union

the American army during the American Revolution

Question 9

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culture

a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true

a people’s identity and way of life, including customs, food, dwellings, family structure, ethics, and health/medicine

Spanish soldiers who accompanied ship captains and merchants in the Americas. These soldiers took land and resources from the Indigenous people of Mexico and Peru, usually by violent means.

Question 10

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Constitutional Convention

to organize things or people so they work well together

a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution

to meet, especially in a challenge

Question 11

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constitution

a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true

a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

to obey established rules and patterns

Question 12

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collapsed

a collection of written laws and rules

worked with Parliament

a sudden break down or failure

Question 13

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conflict

a secret plan to commit a crime

to carry out an activity in a particular way

a disagreement or fight caused by opposing points of view

Question 14

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crisis

a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people

an agreement or promise

dangerous moment with a high chance of an unwanted result

Question 15

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city-state

a war between groups in the same country

an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

arranged in a difficult way