MY ABC
BOOKOF U.S
HISTORY
REBECCA ANDERSON4TH
MAY 12, 2011
AAbolitionist- A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.
Adams, John- 2nd president of the United States.
Antifederalists- Individuals who opposed ratification of the constitution.
BBorder states- The states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy.
Boycott- To refuse to buy items from a particular country.
Burgesses- Elected representatives to an assembly.
CCabinet- A group of adviser to the president.
Civil War- Conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
Constitution- A formal plan of government
DDouglas, Fredrick- Is an African American leader who was born into slavery.
Declaration Of Independence- Was written in 1776 .
Domestic Tranquility- Maintain peace within the nation.
EEmancipate- To free from slavery.
Embargo- An other prohibiting trade with another country.
Executive Branch- The branch of government, headed by the president that carries our the nations laws and policies.
FFamine- An extreme shortage of food.
Federalism- The sharing of power between federal and state government.
Federalists- Supporters of the constitution.
GGarrison, William Lloyd- Stimulated the growth of the antislavery movement. Global
Warming- A steady increase average world temperatures.
Greenback- A peace of U.S paper money first issued by the North during the civil ear.
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Hancock, John-Sign the Declaration Of Independence.
Henry, Patrick- “Give me liberty or give me death”.
Homestead Act- Which gave 160 free acres of land to any settler who paid a filling free and lived on the land for spears.
IImport- To buy goods from foreign markets. Impressments-
Forcing people into service, as in the Navy.
Industrial Revolution- the transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries of first Britain and then other W European countries and the US into industrial nations
JJefferson, Thomas- The 3rd president.
Judicial Branch- The branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
Judicial Review- the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.
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LLegislative Branch- The branch of government that makes the nations laws.
Lincoln, Abraham- The 16th president.
Loyalists- American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
MMajority- More than half
Mayflower Compact- A formal document, written in 1820 that provided law and other to the Plymouth colony.
Militia- A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies.
NNaturalization Act- To grant full citizenship to a foreigner.
Neutral- Faking no side in a conflict.
Nullify- To cancel or make ineffective.
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Offensive- Position of attacking.
Ordinance- A law or regulation.
Override- To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress.
PPartisan- Favoring one side of an issue.
Patriots- American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won.
Petition- A formal request.
QQuakers- Slavery movement.
Quebec, Battle- The capital of New France.
Quechua- Incan language.
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Ratify- To give official approval to.
Revenue- Incoming money.
Revival- A series of meetings conducted by a preacher to arouse religious emotions.
SSeparatists- Protestants who, during the 1600s wanted to leave the Anglican church in order to found their own churches.
Slave code- The laws passed in the southern states that that controlled and restricted enslaved people.
States Rights- rights- and powers of the federal independent government that are reserved for the states by the constitution.
TTariff- A tax on imports or exports.
Telegraph- A device or system that uses electric signals to transmit messages by a code over wires.
Tubman, Harriet- Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin.
UUnalienable Right- A right that cannot be surrendered. Unconstitutional- Not
agreeing or consistent with the constitution.
Underground Railroad- A system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network of escape routes out of the south to freedom in the North
VVaquero- Hispanic ranch hand.
Veto- 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.
Washington, George- 1st president.
Writ Of Assistance- Legal document that enabled officers to search homes and were houses for goods that might be smuggled.
XXYZ Affair- The incident.
YYankee- Union solider.
Yellow Journalism- A type of sensational, based and often false reporting.
Yeoman- Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people
ZZenger, John Peter- He chargers of libel for printing a critical report about the royal governor.
Zuni, The- Adobe
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