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.
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
Black Codes
blockade
boycott
capitalism
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
civil rights
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
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
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.
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
constitution
a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
to obey established rules and patterns
collapsed
a collection of written laws and rules
worked with Parliament
a sudden break down or failure
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
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
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