AP US History Chapter 9 Social Science Vocabulary Flashcards

Chapter 9 vocabulary

222175383	disestablish	To separate an official state church from its connection with the government. (p. 167)
222175384	emancipation	Setting free from servitude or slavery. (p. 167)
222175385	chattel	An article of personal or movable property; hence a term applied to slaves, since they were considered the personal property of their owners. (p.167)
222175386	abolitionist	An advocate of the end of slavery. (p. 167)
222175387	ratification	The confirmation or validation of an act (such as a constitution) by authoritative approval. (p. 168)
222175388	bill of rights	A list of fundamental freedoms assumed to be central to society. (p. 168)
222175389	speculator (speculation)	One who buys property, goods, or financial instruments not primarily for use but in anticipation of profitable resale after a general rise in value. (p. 169)
222175390	township	In America, a surveyed territory six miles square; the term also refers to a unit of local government, smaller than a county, that is often based on these survey units (p. 174)
222175391	territory	In American government, an organized political entity not yet enjoying the full and equal status of a state. (p 174)
222175392	annex	To make a smaller territory or political unit part of a larger one. (p. 175)
222175393	requisition	A demand for something issued on the basis of public authority (p. 176)
222175394	foreclosure	Depriving someone of the right to redeem mortgaged property because the legal payments on the loan have not been kept up. (p. 176)
222175395	quorum	The minimum number of persons who must be present in a group before it can conduct valid business.
222175396	anarchy	The theory that formal government is unnecessary and wrong in principle; the term is also used generally for lawlessness or anti governmental disorder (p. 179)
222175397	bicameral, unicameral	Referring to a legislative body with two houses (bicameral) or one (unicameral). (p. 179)