Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. demographics someone who campaigned against slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 2. agrarian a society based around agriculture rather than industry 3. tariff a settlement of a dispute in which two or more sides agree to accept less than they originally wanted 4. secession characteristics of a population; size, density, and distribution, etc. 5. compromise a tax on imported goods 6. abolitionist a formal withdrawal from an organization, state, or alliance

1. demographics - characteristics of a population; size, density, and distribution, etc.

2. agrarian - a society based around agriculture rather than industry

3. tariff - a tax on imported goods

4. secession - a formal withdrawal from an organization, state, or alliance

5. compromise - a settlement of a dispute in which two or more sides agree to accept less than they originally wanted

6. abolitionist - someone who campaigned against slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Explanation:

1. Demographics studies socio-economic data of a population, such as race, age, education, employment, etc.

2. Agrarian is an adjective that refers to agriculture. For instance, an agrarian society relies mostly on growing crops than on other economic activities.

3. A tariff is a form of taxation over certain products - imports and exports.

4. Secession refers to a formal separation, especially from a federation.

5. Compromise is an agreement made in which both parties involved make concessions.

6. An abolitionist was a person who fought against slavery.

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