ABC book Of U.S. History
Feb 15, 2016
ABC book
Of U.S. History
A’s
• Abolitionists-People who strongly don’t want slavery.
• Abstain- Not to take park in an activity.• Arsenal-Storage for guns and or ammo.
B’s
• Blockade Runner-ship that goes in and out of blockade lines.
• Bounty-Money given as a reward.• Burgesses-Elected representatives go to an
assembly.
C’s
• Canal-artificial water way.• Cash Crop-Farm crop sold for money.• Constitution- Formal plan of government.
D’s
• Debtor- Person or country that owes money.• Decree- Order or decision given by authority.• Depreciate-Fall in value
E’s
• Electoral college- Elected voters who vote for presidency.
• Emancipate-Free From Slavery.• Export-Sell goods away.
F’s
• Federalism- sharing power between the government and Feds.
• Frigate-Warship• Fugitive-Runaway
G’s
• Genocide-Destruction of a “Different” group.• Guerilla tactics-Hiding and ambushing.• Guerilla warfare- Hit and Run technique.
H’s
• Holocaust-Mass slaughter of Jew in WW2.• Horizontal Integration-Combining of two
Corporations to make one.• Human Rights-Rights to all people.
i’s
• Impeach-charge official with misconduct in office.
• Imperialism-Actions from one nation to show dominance over a smaller nation.
• Import- Buy incoming goods from away.
J’s
• Jackson, Andrew- 7th president, dealt with many conflicts in the war.
• Jefferson, Thomas-3rd president, wrote “The Declaration Of Independence.”
• Judicial Review-A review on judicial placing.
K’s
• Kansas- Central state, fought over slavery issue.
• Kentucky-South central state, sided w/ Union.• Key, Francis- Attorney, wrote the “Star
Spangled Banner.”
L’s
• Literacy- The ability to read and write.• Log Cabin Campaign- Name given to W.
Harrison’s campaign for the 1840 presidency symbol.
• Loyalists- Colonists still loyal to Great Britain.
M’s
• Majority-More then half.• Mercenary- Soldier that serves for a foreign
country.• Militia- Group of civilians trained to fight in
emergencies.
N’s
• Neutral- taking neither sides.• Nomads- People who move from area to area.• Nullify-Make ineffective.
O’s
• Offensive- Attack• Ordinance- Regulation• Override- Overturn
P’s
• Pacifist- Opposed to war and violence.• Plurality- Largest single share.• Precedent- a tradition.
Q’s
• Quakers- open to religion. • Quartering of troops- give troops what they
need to live.• Quechua- and Incan Language.
R’s
• Radical- EXTREME!• Rancho- Mexican settler made property.• Repeal- cancel and act or law.
S’s
• Secede- Leave or withdraw.• States’ rights- Right given to states for
themselves to level out the governments power.
• Strike- Stopping to work because of conditions.
T’s
• Tariff-Tax on imports or exports.• Tejano-Mexican that resides to Texas.• Tribute- Money paid for protection.
U’s
• Unalienable rights- A right that cannot be surrendered.
• Unconstitutional- Not agreeing with the constitution.
• Utopia- Perfect society.
V’s
• Vaquero- Hispanic Ranch Hand.• Veto- Reject a bill.• Vigilantes- People who take law into there
own hands.
W’s
• War Hawks- people who wanted to fight GB again during Madison's presidency.
• Writ of assistance- Legal document needed to search houses.
• Washington, Martha- 1st 1st lady. George Washington’s wife.
X’s
• XYZ Affair- Adam’s urged wars referring to French agents X, Y, Z.
Y
• Yankee- Union Soldier.• Yellow Journalism- A type of Sensational false
reporting.• Yeoman- Southern owner of a small farm who
did not have enslaved people.
Z
• Zenger , John Peter-Journalist for the New York weekly journal. Gave important step to free press.