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8th Grade
12/09/2010

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sectionalism
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a strong loyalty to the region or section where a person lives
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granville district
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the large parcel of land granted to john carteret, earl granville
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quorum
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the number of members of a group that must be present before the group can function legally
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arthur dobbs
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governor of nc, 1775-1765
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william tryon
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governor of nc, 1765-1771
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extortion
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obtaining money or goods by force, threat, or illegal use of power
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poll tax
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a tax that charges each person the same amount, usally as a requirement for voting
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regulator
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a memeber of the association formed in nc to regulate puplic grievances and abuse of power
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battle of almance
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the 1771 battle between the militia of colonial nc and the regulators
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antagonism
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opposition or hostility
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gentry
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people at the trop of the social order in colonial nc
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quitrent
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a land tax use to help cover the cost of govering the colony
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antagonism
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