Abc book of U.S history
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Abc book of
U.S history
Genni Vega 2nd pd.
May 16 2011
Abstain- to not take part in some activity; such as voting.
Affluence- the state of having much wealth.
Ambush-a surprise attack
Archeology- the study of the earth.
Back country- a region of hills & forest west of tidewater.
Bicaremel- consisting of two houses or chambers or especially in a legislative.
Blockade runner- ship that sails out of blockaded area.
Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly.
Californianos- Mexicans who lived in california .
Cabinet- a group of advisees to the president.
Canal- artificial waterway
Capital- money for investment
Depreciate- to fall in value.
Desert- to leave without permission.
Disarming- removal of weapons.
Diversity- variety or difference.
Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual.
Emancipate- to free from slavery.
Entrenched- occupying a strong defense position.
Export- to sell goods aboard.
Famine- an extreme shortage of food.
Federalists- supports of the constitution
Fugitive- runaway or trying to runaway.
Frigate- warship.
Global warming- a steady increase in average world temperatures.
Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial political group.
Greenback- a piece of us paper money 1st issued by the north.
Guerrilla warfare- referring to a surprise attack.
Habeas- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.
Holocaust- name given to the mass slaughter of Jews & other groups by the Nazis during ww2.
Hieroglyphics- an ancient form of writing using symbols & pictures to represent words sounds & concepts
Impeach-to formly charge a public official with misconduct in office.
Imperils - the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations.
Implied powers- powers not specially mentioned in the constitution.
Import- to buy goods from foreign countries.
Joint occupation- the position & setting of an area shared by two or more countries .
Joint stock company- a company which investors buy stock in the companies in return for a share of its future profits.
Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federalist court system that intercepts the nations laws.
Judicial Review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violets the constitution.
Kansas- state in the united states fighting over slavery issues in 1850’s gave territory the name belling Kansas.
Kentucky- state in the south central united states borders that sided with the union during the civil war.
Bleeding Kansas- mini civil war.
Landslide- an overwhelming victory.
Literacy- the ability to read and write.
Lock -in a canal, an enclosure with gates at the end used to lower in raising or lowering boats to level.
Lynching- putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob
Maize- an early form of corn grown b y Native Americans.
Majority- more than half.
Manumission- the freeing of enslaved persons.
Martyr- a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause.
National debt- the amount of money a national government owns to other governments or its people.
Nationalism- loyalty to a nation & promotion of its interests above all others.
Neutral- taking no side in a conflict.
Neutral rights- the right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war.
Offence- position of attacking or the attack itself.
Ozone- the layer of gas composed by a form of oxygen that protects the earth & its people from cancer causing sun rays.
Overseer- person who survives a large operation or its workers.
Ordinance- a law or regulation.
Purism- favoring one side of an issue.
Perjury- lying when one has sworn an oath to tell the truth.
Petition- a formal request
Pilgrims- a journey to a holy place.
Ranchero- Mexican rancher.
Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army
Ratify- to give approval to.
Revenue- incoming $.
Secede- to leave or withdraw.
Secessionists – withdraw from union.
Sectionalism- Loyalty to a region.
Suffrage-right to vote.
Tariffs- tax on imported goods.
Tolerance- the acceptance of different beliefs.
Total war- war on all aspects of enemies like.
Tribute- $ paid for protection.
Unalienable rights- a right that cant be surrendered.
Unconstitutional-not agreeing with the constitution.
Underground railroad-escape routes for African Americans.
Utopia- perfect society.
Veto- to reject a bill. Vigilantes- people
who take the law into their own hands.
Virginia house of burgesses- 1st group appointed to creating laws.
Vicksburg- city of a battle of the civil war- union victory.
Washington D.C- us capital
War of 1812- revolutionary war
Woman's rights – gave woman the right to vote.
Writs of assistance- legal document that enabled officers to search homes & war houses for smuggled homes.
Xyz affair-
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