My ABC Book Of U.S History

By: Decorian KendricksMs.Fowler5/13/11My ABC Book Of U.S History AAmbush- a surprise attack

Annex-to add a territory to ones own

Adams, John-second president of united states

BBack country- a region of hills and forests west of the tide waterBoycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country

Bell john- party took no position on slavery

CCabinet- a group of advisers too the presidentCanal an artificial waterway Calhoun, John Andrew Jackson's vice president along with martin van buren

DDepreciate to fall in value Diversity variety of difference Davis, Jefferson ran against Abraham in election of 1861Lincoln

EEmancipation to free from slavery Export - to sell goods abroadEdwards, Jonathan preached during great awakening

FFreedman a person freed from slaveryFrigate warship Fitch, john built a steam boat that navigated the Delaware river

GGenocide the destruction of racial, political or cultural group global warming a steady increase In average world temperature Grady, Henry editor of Atlanta constitution

HHabeas corpus legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned Horizontal integration the combining of competing firms into one corporation Hudson, Henry and crew discovered Hudson bay

IInternet a world wide linking of computer networksIronclad armored naval vessel Isabella, queen of Spain wife of king Ferdinand

JJoint occupation the possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries Judicial review the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitutionJackson, Andrew 7th president

KKansas bleeding Kansas Kearny, Stephen watts captured sant feKenya one of the cities destroyed in 1998 bombing

L Landslide an overwhelming victoryLiteracy the ability to read and writeLincoln Abraham 16th president

MMaize an early form of corn grown by native Americans Majority more than half MacArthur, Douglas general at pearl harbor

NNaturalization to grant full citizenship to a foreignerNeutral taking no side in a conflictNapoleon French officer who Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana purchase

OOffensive position of attacking or the attack or the attack itselfOrdinance a law or regulation Otis, James a young lawyer in Boston

PPetition a formal request Precedent a tradition Pain, Thomas publisher of common sense

Q Quadruple alliance alliance between Spain, France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia Quakers dissenters called the society of friendsQuebec act set up a permanent government for Quebec granted religious freedom to French Catholics

RRadical extreme Rendezvous a meetingRaleigh, sir Walter was given the right to claim land

SSecede to leave or withdraw Suffrage the right to voteSacagawea the guide for lewis and Clark expedition TTariff tax on imports or exports Total war war on all aspects of the enemies life Taylor Zachary 12th president UUnalienable rights a right that that cannot surrendered Unconstitutional not agreeing or constituent with the constitution Utopias community based on a vision of a perfect society VVaquero Hispanic ranch hand Vigilantes people who take the law into there own hands Van burin, martin 8th president W War hawks republican during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain Write of assistance legal document that enabeled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled Walker, David writer for bostonXXyz affair - dispute with France YYankee union soldier Yellow journalism a type of sensational, biased , and often false reportingYoung Brigham head of the Mormons ZZenger, john peter printed a report about the royal governor of new York Zuni, the a formed from anasaszi people