Social Studies Flashcards

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Annex

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To take territory and join it to a state or country

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Canal

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A human-made waterway

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Discrimination

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Unfair treatment of a person or group based on their religion

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Entrepreneur

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Someone who takes a risk to start a business

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Gold Rush

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The quick movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered

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Industrial Revolution

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The period when there was a shift from making goods by hand at home to making them in a factory

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean

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Mass Production

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To produce many things at once, usually with machinery

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Missouri Compromise

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A law passed by Congress in 1820 that allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state while Missouri entered as a slave state

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Persecution

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Poor treatment of a person or group based on their religion