"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 3

This list focuses on the growth of a young nation (Unit 1, Chapter 3).

Here are links to all the chapters in Unit 1, American Beginnings to 1877: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4

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  1. review
    a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court
  2. unconstitutional
    not consistent with or according to fundamental laws
  3. purchase
    the acquisition of something for payment
  4. impress
    take against someone's will for compulsory service
  5. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  6. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
  7. nationalism
    the doctrine that your country's interests are superior
  8. sectionalism
    excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region
  9. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  10. corrupt
    make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
  11. democracy
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  12. removal
    the act of taking out or causing to leave
  13. crisis
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  14. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  15. destiny
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  16. annexation
    the act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation
  17. prospector
    someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
  18. enterprise
    an organization created for business ventures
  19. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  20. textile
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting fibers
  21. union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
  22. abolition
    doing away with a system or practice or institution
  23. transcendentalism
    a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual
  24. convention
    a large formal assembly
  25. resolution
    a formal expression by a meeting, agreed to by a vote
Created on Wed Nov 16 11:52:40 EST 2016 (updated Thu Nov 17 12:19:09 EST 2016)

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