Kaarten: American History: List 1 | Quizlet

abolition

doing away with a system or practice or institution

ally

a friendly nation

amendment

a statement that is added to a proposal or document

assassination

murder of a public figure by surprise attack

colony

a geographical area controlled by a distant country

constitution

law determining the fundamental principles of a government

delegate

a person appointed or elected to represent others

emancipation

freeing someone from the control of another

export

sell or transfer abroad

federalism

government divided between central and regional powers

indenture

bind by a contract for work, as an apprentice or servant

mercantilism

a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade

plantation

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale

port

where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

ratify

approve and express assent, responsibility or obligation

representation

the right to have delegates in some legislative body

revolution

the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

secession

formal separation from an alliance or federation

sedition

an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority

sharecropper

a tenant farmer who owes a portion of each harvest for rent

subject

a person who owes allegiance to a nation

tariff

a government tax on imports or exports

taxation

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity

transcontinental

spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth

tyranny

government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator