ABC Book of U.S. History

ABC Book of U.S. History

Cody Koehn4th period

A

Antifederalist- Individuals who opposed rattif, caution to the constitution.

Adams, John-Was in the 2nd congress

Abolitionist- A person who is strongly against slavery.

BBoston Tea Party- 342 chest of tea was poured in the Boston Harbor

Boston Massacre- 5 unarmed civilians were shot and killed

Bill of rights-The 15 Amendments

C

Cash crop- Farms sold for money.

Constituents- people that members of congress represent

Cotton gin- a machine that removed seed from cotton fiber.

D

Diversity- variety of differences.

Disarment- removal of weapons.

Dissent- disagreement with or opposition to an opinion.

E

Emancipate- free slaves

Emport- to sell gods abroad.

Effigy- rag future representing an unpopular individual.

F

Famine- an extreme shortage of food.

Frigate- warship

Fugitive- runway or trying to runaway.

G

Global warming- a steady increase in average world temp.

Genocide- deliberate destruction of a racial political, or cultural group

Guerilla tatics- referring to surprise.

IImport- to buy goods from foreign markets.

Internet- a worldwide linking of cpu.

Iron clade- armored navel vessel.

JJoint occupation- a posetion and settling of an area shared by one or more country.

Judicial review- The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution

Judicial branch- branch of gov. including the federal court system, that interests the nations laws

KKansas Nebraska act- it created the areas of Kansas and Nebraska it let people vote

Kansas- bleeding Kansas

King Henry viii- King of England

L

Land slide- an overwhelming victory

Literacy- the ability to read and write

Lynching- putting a person to death a person by illegal actions of mob

M

Maize- an early form of corn grown by native Americans

Manumission- the freeing of some enslaved person

Majority- more than half

N

Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner

Neutrality- a position of not taking sides in a conflict

Noniportation- the act of not importing or using certain goods

O

Offensive-possition of attacking of the attack itself.

Ordinance- a law of regulation.

Override-To overturn or defeat, as a bill purposed in congress.

P

Partisan- favoring one side of an issue

Precedent-a tradition

Privateer-armed private ship

Q

Quebec- is now Canada.

Quechua- Incan language.

Quakers- antislavery movement.

R

Repeal-to cancel an act or law

Reserved powers-powers retained by the states

Revenue-incoming money

S

Suffrage-the right to vote

Smuggling-trade illegally with the other nations

Sectionalism-loyalty to a region

T

Tariff- a tax on imports or exports

Toleration- the acceptance of different beliefs

Total war- war on all aspects of the enemy's life

U

Unalienable rights- a right that cannot be surrendered

Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consisting with the constitution

Utopia- community based on a vision of a perfect society sough by reformers.

V

Vaquero- Hispanic ranch hand

Veto-to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law

Vigilantes-people who takes the law into their own hands

WWrite of assistance- legal document that enabled officers to search homes and war houses for goods that might be smuggled

War hawks- republicans during Madison's precedence passed for war with Brittan

X

Xyz affair- three French agents as x,y,z

Y

Yankee- union soldier

Yellow journalism- a type of sensation, based, and often false reporting

yeoman=- southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people.

Z

Zenger, John Peter- new York weekly journalist