| A | B |
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| ruler | a person who in in charge of a country |
| influence | the power to cause change without directly causing them to happen |
| obey | to do what you are told to do |
| maintain | to keep something the way it is |
| threat | the possibility that something bad or harmful could happen |
| overthrow | to use force to remove someone from power |
| allies | countries that help and support each other during a war. |
| import | a product brought into a country to be sold there |
| punish | to make someone suffer for a crime or bad behavior |
| demonstrator | a person who goes to an event to publicly show they support or oppose someone or something |
| resentful | feeling anger for being treated unfairly |
| protest | to publicly show strong disagreement with something |
| boycott | a type of protest where you stop buying or using certain products until changes are made |
| massacre | the violent killing of many people |
| independence | freedom from outside control or outside support |
| troops | a group of soldiers |
| surrender | an agreement to stop fighting because you know you will not win. |
| justified | to provide a good reason for your actions |
| diplomatic | the work of keeping a good relationship between the governments of different countries. |
| negotiate | to discuss something in order to make an agreement |
| risk | the possibility that something bad will happen |
| seeking | trying to find something |
| profit | money that is earned |
| permanent | lasting or continuing for a long time; not temporary |
| elected | chosen for a job by voters |
| assembly | a group of people who meet together for a specific purpose |
| republic | A country governed by elected representatives |
| commercial | related to buying and selling things |
| policy | a set of rules |
| artisan | a person skilled at making things by hand |
| oppose | to go against something |
| transfer | moved from one place or idea to another |
| interference | to get in the way of someone else’s activities |
| impressment | forcing people into public service |
| secession | the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent |
| emphasis | Special attention given to something |
| reservation | an area of land in the U.S. that is kept separate as a place for Native Americans to live |
| provoke | to make something happen |
| superior | better or greater than other people or things |
| acquisition | something that is gained or gotten |
| arable | suitable for farming |
| infrastructure | the basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly |
| canal | a man-made waterway that was built as a passage for boats |
| innovation | something that has to do with a new way of doing things |
| territory | an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by a government |
| discriminate | to unfairly treat a person or group of people differently |
| segregation | the act of separating people based on their differences, especially based on race |
| intimidation | the act of making someone afraid |
| mob | a large group of people who are angry and difficult to control |
| migration | a movement of a large group of people from one place to another |
| crusade | a major effort to change something |
| vocation | a job that you can spend your life doing |
| association | a group created for a specific reason or purpose |
| graze | to eat grass or other plants that are growing in an open field |
| vast | large in size or amount |
| market | a place where things are bought and sold |
| profitable | making money |
| efficiently | a way of working that does not waste time, money or energy |
| valuable | worth a lot of money |
| assimilation | the act of becoming a part of a different culture |
| hostility | an unfriendly action |
| prejudice | an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or a group |
| resentment | bad feelings about something that you think is unfair |
| descendent | a person who is related to someone who was alive in the past |
| assemble | to put something together |
| impose | to use authority to force a person or a group to accept a new rule or way of doing things |
| navigable | describing an area that is easy to move through |
| grant | a gift of money or resources that do not need to be paid back |
| subsidy | money the government pays to keep the price of a product low or to help keep a business strong |
| reform | to fix something that is not working properly |
| disparity | a difference between people that is usually unfair |
| lavish | using a large amount of something |
| regulation | a rule that says how things should be done |
| elimination | the act of doing away with something |
| injustice | unfair treatment |
| strike | to refuse to work until your employer does what you want |
| ballot | the ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election. |
| standard | the way of doing things that is most accepted as correct. |
| exempt | when a person or group is not required to follow the same rules as everyone else |
