aBc Book Of Us History

Nykia Lloyd May 13th , 20115th Period [Social Studies]

AAbolitionist-A Person Who Strongly Favors Doing Away With Slavery

Abstain-To Not Take Part In Same Activity , Such As Voting

Adobe-A Sun-Dried Sun Brick

BBoycott-To Refuse To Buy Items From A Certain Country

Blockade- To Close A Country’s Ports

Backcountry-A Region Of Hills And Forests West Of The Tide-Water

CCash Crop-Farm Crop Raised To Be Sold For Money

Cede-To Give Up By Treaty

Columbus, Christopher-Discovered America

DDesert-To Leave Without Permission

Diversity-Variety Or Difference

Decree-An Order Or Decision Given By One in Authority

EExport-To Sell Goods Aboard

Emancipate-To Free From Slavery

Embargo-An Order Prohibiting Trade With Other Countries

FFamine-An Extreme A Shortage Of Food Frigate-

Warship

Fugitive-Runaway Or Trying To runaway

GGuerrilla-A Hit And Run Technique Used In Fighting Wars

Global Warming-A Steady Increase In Average World Temperature

Genocide-The Deliberate Destruction Of A Racial Political Or Cultural Group

HHuman Rights-Rights Regarded As Belonging To All People

Holocaust-The Name Given To The Mass Slaughter Of Jews And Other Groups By The Nazis

Horizontal Integration-The Combing Of Competing Firms Into One Corporation

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Imports-To Buy Goods From Foreign Markets

Ironclad-Armored Naval Vessel

Impeach-TO Formally Charge A Public Official With Misconduct In Office

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Judicial Review-Right Of Supreme Court To Determine If A Law Violates The Constitution

Judicial Branch-Branch Of Government That Interprets The Nation’s Law

Joint Stock Company-A Company In Which Investors Buy Stocks In The Company In Return For A Share Of It’s Future Profits

KKennedy, John F.-President Of The United States. Lived 1917-1963

LLandslide-An Over Whelming Victory

Lynching-Putting To Death A Person By The Illegal Action Of A Mob

Legislative Branch-The Branch Of Government That Makes The Nation’s Laws

MMajority-More Than Half

Mission-Religious Settlement

Mercantilism-The Theory That State’s Or Nation’s Power Depended On it’s Wealth

NNullify-To Cancel

Neutral-Taking No Side In A Conflict

Naturalization-To Grant Full Citizenship To A Foreigner

OOrdinance-A Law Or Regulation

Offensive- Position Of Attacking

Override-To Overturn Or Defeat

PPlurality-Largest Single Share

Precedent-A Tradition

Privateer-Armed Private Ship

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Quakers-Protestant Group Of Dissenters

Quarters-To Provide Living Accommodations

Quebec-City in Canada

RRatify-To Give Official Approval To

Recruit-To Enlist Soldiers In The Army

Revenue-Incoming Money

SSuffrage- The Right To Vote

Secede-To Leave Or To Withdraw

Secession-Withdrawal From The Union

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Tariff-A Tax On Imports Or Exports

Technology-The Application Of Scientific Discoveries To Practical Use

Tribute-Money Paid For Protection

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Unalienable Rights- A Right That Cannot Be Surrendered

Underground Railroad-A System That Helped Enslaved African Americans Follow A Network Of Escape Routes Out Of The South To Freedom in the North

Unconstitutional-Not Agreeing Or Constant With The Constitution

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Vaquero-Hispanic Ranch Hand

Vector-To Reject A Bill And Prevent It From Becoming A Law

Vigilantes-People Who Take The Law Into Their Own Hands

WWar Hawks-Republicans During Madison’s Presidency Who Pressed For War With Britain

Writ Of Assistance-Legal Document That Enabled Officers To Search Homes For Smuggled Goods

Washington, Booker T.-Founded The Tuskegee Institute TO Teach African Americans Technical Skills TO Help The Escape Poverty

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Yankee-Union Soldier

Yellow Journalism-A Type Of Sensational, Biased, And Often False Reporting

Yeoman-Southern Owner Of A Small Farm Who Did Not Have Enslaved People

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