| A | B |
| indentured servant | a person who works for 7 years in return for passage to the New World |
| boycott | refusal to buy goods |
| prededent | whena first time event becomes an example to be followed |
| suffrage | voting priveleges |
| abolitionist | a person who wanted to end slavery |
| civil war | a war between citizens of the same country |
| archaeologist | a scientist who studies artifacts led behind by ancient civilization |
| neutrality | not taking sides ina disagreement |
| culture | the customs and traditions of a group of peole |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side gives something up; work out terms to come to ana greement |
| urban area | an industrial, business area like NYC |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land |
| impressment | the kidnapping of Americans by the British |
| carpetbaggers | Northerners who went south during Reconstruction looking to make money |
| bill | a wriiten proposal for a law that becomes a law when it is ratifies or approved by Congress |