"The American Pageant," Vocabulary from Chapters 16-18

This list focuses on the South, the slavery controversy, manifest destiny, and renewing the sectional struggle (1793-1854).

Here are links to all the chapters in Part Three, Testing the New Nation: Chapters 16-18, Chapters 19-20, Chapters 21-22

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  1. cultivation
    the act of raising or growing plants
  2. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
  3. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  4. subsistence
    minimal resources for survival
  5. superiority
    the quality of being better than someone or something
  6. chattel
    personal property, as opposed to real estate
  7. auction
    the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  8. spiritual
    religious song originated by African-Americans in the South
  9. degrading
    characterized by dishonor
  10. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  11. institution
    a custom that has been an important feature of some group
  12. brutality
    the trait of extreme cruelty
  13. incendiary
    inciting action or rebellion
  14. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  15. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  16. destiny
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  17. boundary
    a line determining the limits of an area
  18. annexation
    the act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation
  19. occupation
    the control of a country by forces of a foreign power
  20. mandate
    commission given to a government through electoral victory
  21. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  22. fertile
    marked by great fruitfulness
  23. province
    the territory in an administrative district of a nation
  24. indemnity
    a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
  25. conscience
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  26. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  27. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  28. domain
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
  29. determination
    deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
  30. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  31. advocate
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
  32. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  33. agitation
    a state of turbulent change or development
  34. vigilante
    a person who takes the law into his or her own hands
  35. sanctuary
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  36. fugitive
    someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
  37. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
  38. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  39. sentiment
    a personal belief or judgment
  40. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
  41. antagonism
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  42. manifesto
    a public declaration of intentions
  43. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  44. lucrative
    producing a sizeable profit
  45. repeal
    cancel officially
  46. breach
    a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
  47. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  48. bitter
    proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
  49. rift
    a personal or social separation
  50. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
Created on Tue Nov 22 11:14:58 EST 2016 (updated Wed Nov 30 15:24:15 EST 2016)

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