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Tags & Description
illegal alien
person who enters the country without legal permission
immigrant
person who enters a new country in order to settle there
impeach
bring charges of wrongdoing
imperialism
policy by which one country controls the economy and politics of another country
impressment
practice of forcing sailors to work on a ship
income tax
tax on earnings
inflation
rise in prices
initiative
way for voters to put a bill before the legislature
integration
mixing of different ethnic groups
interpret
explain
irrigation
method of bringing water to crops
isolationist
person who wanted the United States to stay out of foreign affairs
isthmus
narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
jazz
music that has strong rhythms and in which players or singers often make up parts as they go along
judicial
branch of government that makes judgments about laws
judicial review
power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws passed by Congress are constitutional
justice
fairness
latitude
distance north or south from the Equator
legislative
branch of government that passes laws
legislature
group of people who make laws
leisure
free time
liberty
freedom to live as you please, as long as you obey the laws and respect others
longitude
distance east or west from the Prime Meridian
mass production
making large quantities of a product cheaply and quickly
Middle Passage
voyage in which captured Africans were taken to the Americas
migrant workers
people who move in search of work
militarism
policy of building up armed forces to prepare for war
militia
army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
minutemen
volunteer soldiers ready to fight at a minute's notice
mission
religious settlement
missionary
a person who is sent by a church to spread its religion
mobilize
organize and prepare for war
monopoly
a company that controls all or nearly all the business of an industry
muckraker
journalist who reports on corruption