S-Y terms vocabulary social studies

nation dominated by a more powerful nation

withdraw from membership

act of causing rebellion against a government

separating people of different races in public places

right of national groups to their own territory and forms of government

a community center that offers services to the poor

person who farms land owned by someone else who is paid with a share of the crops

person who has learned a trade, such as carpentry

laws that controlled the behavior of slaves and denied them basic rights

machine that could spin several threads at once

the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

measurement of the quality of people's lives based on the amount of goods, services, and leisure time they have

the right of states to limit the power of the federal government

shares in a corporation

a refusal of workers to work until owners of a business meet their demands

communities outside cities

the right to vote

person who worked for women's right to vote

tax on goods coming into the country

communication device that works by sending electrical signals along a wire

a campaign against alcohol

a building divided into small apartments with poor living conditions

tent made by stretching buffalo skins on tall poles

business of manufacturing cloth

willingness to let others practice their religion freely

money charged to use a road or bridge

country in which a single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives

war in which troops destroy food and equipment useful to an enemy

meeting at which New England colonists met to discuss issues and vote on them

difference that occurs when a nation buys more goods and services from foreign countries than it sells to them

organized group of skilled workers trying to improve pay and working conditions

railroad that stretches across a continent from coast to coast

written agreement between nations

groups of corporations run together as one large company

toll road on which a pole, or "pike," was lifted after toll was paid

not permitted by the Constitution

a network of abolitionists who secretly helped slaves escape to freedom

number of people who are out of work

skilled riders who herded cattle in Mexico, California, and the Southwest

reject

person who decides to help keep law and order

reporting designed to shock and attract readers