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| Articles of Confederation | This document was America's first plan of government |
| Civil War | A war between the Northern states and the Southern states. It was fought over slavery and keeping the states united in one country. |
| Declaration of Independence | A document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 explaining why the 13 colonies should be free of British rule. |
| Emancipation Proclamation | The presidential order of 1863 that freed enslaved people in the Confederate states. |
| General Assembly | The government body in the Virginia colony. Today it is the lawmaking body of the Virginia government. |
| July 4, 1776 | The date we declared our independence from Britain |
| Native American | Any group of people which inhabited North America before the white settlers came. |
| Richmond | Capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. |
| Virginia | A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War. |
| Climate | Pattern of weather in a place over many years. |
| Colony | A group of people who settle far from their original home |
| Constitution | A document that has the basic rules to govern a state or country |
| Democracy | Kind of government in which citizens vote to make decisions. |
| Economy | The way a country or other places use or produce natural resources , goods, and services. |
| Fall line | Line that marks the end of layers of hard rock of a plateau and the beginning of a softer rock layer of a plain. The line at which the Piedmont plateau and the Coastal Plain meet. |
| Governor | A person who is the elected leader of a state government |
| History | A written account of important events and their causes |
| Megalopolis | A very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns). |
| Patriot | One who loves and defends his or her country. |
| Rebel | To refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right |
| Reconstruction | The federal government's program of rebuilding the American South after the Civil War |
| Region | A large area of land |
| Revolution | A kind of war within a country fought to change the government by force. |
| Segregation | The separation or practice of keeping people or groups apart. |
| Sequence | The order which things follow |
| Taxes | Money that people must pay in order to support a government |
