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