12. Abolitionism – Movement to end slavery
Blockade – When goods are prevented from going into or out of an area
Boycott – A refusal to buy certain goods
Federalism – A system of sharing power between the states and
national government
Limited Government – everyone, even elected officials, must obey the laws
Mercantilism – Economic system in which England controlled trade
of the colonies
Popular Sovereignty – government in which people have the power
Republicanism – the idea that government should be based on the
consent of the governed
Suffrage – the right to vote
Unalienable rights – right that the government cannot take away
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