Social Studies Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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A union of states that agree to cooperate.

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confederation

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America’s belief that the nation should expand from coast to coast.

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Manifest Destiny

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The idea that the power of the state must be protected from the power of the federal government and that each state should solve its own problems.

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states' rights

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To officially separate from an organization

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secede

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A group of people responsible for making a country's laws.

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congress

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A plan of government

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constitution

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A person who works to end or get rid of something, especially slavery.

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abolitionist

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The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union over economic and political ideas.

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The Cold War

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An economic and political system in which the government owns all the land and most industries in the name of the people.

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communism

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The period of rebuilding after the Civil War during which Southern states rejoined the Union.

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Reconstruction