Abc book

April 30,2013by: Chalicia Murphy

5th period

a

• Audubon, john James-drew American wildlife

• Anthony Susan-key spokesperson for the 19th century women’s suffrage movement

b

• Boston tea party- British tea was dumped by sons of liberty

• Battle of Lexington- first battle of the American revolution

c

• Communication system- process of keeping the colonies connected

• Confederation-united in a large alliance, or conspiracy

d

• Dorothea Dix- reformer who fought to improve the mentally ill

• Dawes act- Indian policy that broke up reservations into land plots

e

• Eli Whitney- invented the cotton gin

f• Federalism- power of the government is

shared

• Foreign affairs- closer ties with England, closer ties with France

g

• George Washington- 1st president, encouraged no political parties

• George Madison- writing influenced new government

h

• Henry clay- the great compromiser

• Homestead act- law that a person could own 160 acres of land

i

• Import- to buy goods from foreign markets

• Ironclad- armored naval vessle

J

• James Armistead- African American spy during the American revolution

• James Madison- father of the constitution

k

• King George 3- king of England during American revolution

l

• Landslide- an overwhelming victory

• Lynching- putting to death by illegal action

m

• Militia- a group of civilian trained to fight

• Manumission- the freeing of an enslaved person

n

• Nullify- to cancel or make ineffective

• Nativist- a person who favors those born in his country

O

• Ordinance- a law or regulation

• Offensive- of attacking or attack itself

p

• Perjury- lying when one has sworn to an oath to tell the truth

• Precedent- a tradition

Q

• Quartering act- banned troops from form entering homes

• Quaker-

r

• Repeal- to cancel an act or law

• Revenue- income of money

s

• Secede- to withdraw

• Suffrage- the right to vote

t

• Tariff- tax on imports or exports

• Tribute- money paid for protection

u

• Unalienable right- right cannot be surrendered

• Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with the constition

v

• Veto- to reject a bill or prevent from becoming a law

• Vigilantes- people who take law into their own hands

w

• War hawks- republicans who pressed for war with Britain

x

y

• Yankee- union soldier

• Yeoman-southern owners of a small farm who didn't have enslaved people

z

• John peter Zenger- journalist his trial helped the idea of freedom of the press