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| The form of society in which family line, power, and wealth are passed primarily through the female side. |
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| In trading systems, those dealers who operate between the original buyers and the retail merchants who sell to consumers. |
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| A small vessel with a high deck and three triangular sails. |
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| The Spanish labor system in which persons were held to unpaid service under the permanent control of their masters, though not legally owned by them |
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| Fervent belief and loyalty given to the political unit of the nation-state |
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| A poor person obligated to a fixed term of unpaid labor, often in exchange for a benefit such as transportation, protection, or training. |
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| A frontier farmer who illegally occupied land owned by others, or not yet officially opened for settlement. |
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| The Calvinist doctrine that God has foredained some people to be saved and some to be damed |
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| Departure from correct ror officially defined belief |
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| Absolute or dictoral rule |
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| Laws designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality |
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| the right to acquire a certain amount of land granted to the person who finances the passage of labor. |
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| the portion of a slave ship's journey in which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas |
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| Any conflict between the citizens or inhabitants of the same country |
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| A small religious group that has broken away from some larger mainstream church, often claiming superiority or exclusive possession of the truth |
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| the smaller group at vthe top of a society or institution, usually possessing wealth, power, or special priveleges |
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| Those who seek to excite or persuade the public on some issue |
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| Belonging to the worldly sphere, rather than sacred or churchly |
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| A fleet of boats, usually smaller vessels |
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| A military operation of surrounding and attacking a fortified place, often over a sustained period |
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| A system in which benefits, including jos,money, or protection are granted in exchange for political support |
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| The economic theory that all parts of an economy should be coordinated for the good of the whole state, hence, that colonial economics should be subordinated for the benefit of the empire |
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| The political theory that a class of persons is represented in a lawmaking body without direct vote |
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| a systematic program or particular materials designed to promote certain ideas |
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| an organized refusal to deal with some person, organization, or product |
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| a professional soldier who serves in a foreign army as a penalty |
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| to seize private property for public use, often as a penalty |
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| passed down from generation to generation |
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| to force people or property into public service without choice |
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| In American politics, the assertation that a state may legally invalidate a federal act deemed inconsistent with its rights or sovereignty |
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| to yield, or grant something, often upon request or under pressure |
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| an intervention, usually by consent of the parties, to aid in voluntarily settling differences between groups or nations |
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| Malicious, unscrupulous attacks against an opponent |
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| the act or seizing, occupying or enjoying the place of power, or functions of someone without legal right |
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| one who advicates favoring native-born citizens over aliens or immigrants |
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| the direct exchange of good and services for one another,without the use of cash or any medium of exchange |
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| An individual or group who uses accumulated funds or private property to produce goods for profit in a market |
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| the practice of having two or more spouses at one time |
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| Literally, rule by god. The term is often applied to a state where religious leaders exercise direct or indirect political authority |
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| in government, a formal statement of policy or judgement by a legislature, but requiring no legal statute |
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| in politics the belief that an official has been issued a clear charge by the electorate(voters) to pursue some particular policy goal |
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| In politrics, a candidate with little apparent support who unexpectedly wins a nomination or election |
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| A proclamation or document aggressively asserting a controversial position or advocating a daring course of action |
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| A sworn, written testimony, usually attested to by a notary public or a legal officer |
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| The northernmost slave states contested by both the North and South. These border states remained with the Union, though they had many Confederate sympathizers and volunteers |
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