Units 7-9 Vocabulary

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Annexation

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the process of adding land to an existing territory

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Cession

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something that is given up in a treaty, generally territory

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Constitutional Republic

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a government in which representatives are chosen by the people and whose power is limited by a constitution

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Civil War

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war between groups living within a country

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Confederacy

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an alliance of sovereign states formed for a common purpose

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Free Enterprise System

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market system where people have freedom as consumers and producers

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Reconstruction

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process of rebuilding the Union with the readmission of the southern states

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Secede

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to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union

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Cattle Drive

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the movement of large herds of cattle across open territory to be sold in markets in the North

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Forts

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a military complex of buildings where soldiers live