STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies: History 2

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  1. alliance
    an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty
  2. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  3. congress
    a formal meeting, especially of representatives
  4. domestic
    of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
  5. import
    commodities bought from a foreign country
  6. inauguration
    the ceremonial induction into a position
  7. indenture
    bind by a contract for work, as an apprentice or servant
  8. intolerable
    incapable of being put up with
  9. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
  10. militia
    civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  11. party
    a group that tries to run the government
  12. slavery
    the practice or system of owning people as property
  13. popular sovereignty
    policy letting new territories allow or outlaw slavery
  14. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  15. taxation
    imposition of charges against a citizen's person or property
Created on Wed Jun 23 16:03:27 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jul 20 11:27:53 EDT 2021)

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