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| A person who moves to a new country. |
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| Forces that cause people to leave one place and attract them to a new place for a better life. |
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| To peacefully refuse to obey laws considered to be unjust. |
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| A meeting to reawaken religious faith. |
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| 5. Second Great Awakening |
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| A period of renewed interest in the Christian faith in the 1790's and early 1800's which resulted in several social reforms. |
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| A group of workers who band together to seek better working conditions. |
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| The movement to end slavery. |
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| A series of secret escape routes which led runaway slaves from the South to freedom. |
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| 9. Seneca Falls Convention |
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| A meeting held in 1848 which called for equal rights for women including suffrage. |
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