My ABC Book of U.S. History

Aaliyah Carter Social StudiesMay 12, 2011

A.

Abolitionist- a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery Amendment- an addition to a formal

document such as the Constitution

Antifederalist- individuals who apposed ratification to the constitution

B.

Black Codes- laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers

Border States- the states between the North and the South that were divided over weather to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy.

Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country.

C.

Cash crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money.

Caucus- a meeting held by a political party to choose their party’s candidate for president or decide policy

Civil War- conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.