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A business in Georgia where slaves were bought and sold before the Civil War. Slavery was the primary reason that the war began in April 1861.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

To apportion is to divide and assign something, such as the allocation of resources or people. The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781 to establish a central Congress to represent the 13 states in issues affecting the country as a whole. A bicameral legislature consists of two houses or chambers, usually with one house holding more power of governance than the other.

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