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Adams,Jhon-2nd president of the U.S..

Abolitionist-A person against slavery.

Ambush- A surprise attack.

Astrolabe-An instrument used by sailor’s.

Boom Town-A community experiencing a sudden growth in business are population.

Boston Massacre-Shots fired killed 5 colonists.

Boston tea party- a group of men disguised as monaks at midnight they bored the ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.

Bowie,jim-A sharpshooter who fought in the battle of the Alamo.

Capital-Money for investment.

Civil war-Conflict between oppossing groups of citizens from the same country.

Citizen-A person born in the U.S.

Checks and balances-A system in witch each branch of government has a check.

Davis, Jefferson-Commander in chief.

Deere, John-Invented the steel toe plow in 1837.

Desert-To leave with out permission.

Dust bowl- A huge dusty drought.

Economy-Numbers and shopping with money and business.

Electoral collage-A selected group to vote.

English bill of rights-In 1689 guarnting cretin basic rights to all citizens.

Embargo-An order prohibiting trade with another country.

Frigate-Worship.

Fugitive- Runaway are trying to run away.

Freeman-A person freed from slavery.

Franklin, Benjamin-An inventor helped write the declaration .

Government-Power over people and money.

Great depression-A severe economic crisis of the 1930’s

Greenback-A peace of u.s. paper money first issued by the north during the Civil War.

Genocide- the deliberation of a racial, political, or cultural group.

Human rights-Rights regarded as belonging to all person, such as freedom.

Holocaust-The name given to the mass slaughter of Jews.

Hieroglyphics-An ancient form of weighting using symbols.

Habeas Corpus-A legal order for an inquiry to determine weather a person has been lawfully imprisoned.

Ice age-A period of extremely cold tempters when parts of the plants were cold.

Import-To buy goods from forgin markets.

Implied Powers-Powers not specifically mentioned in the contusion.

Impeached- To be removed from public office.