My ABC Book of U.S History

My ABC Book of U.S HistoryKatie Cole 5th period

May 12,2011

A

Ambush – a surprise attack

Abolitionist – a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery

Abstain – to not take part in some activity , such as voting

B

Boycott – to refuse to buy items from a certain country.

Barton , Clara – organized the American red cross , and helped nurse soldiers on the battlefield .

Burgesses – elected representatives to an assembly.

C

Cede – to give up by treaty.

John Calhoun – opposed to antislavery .

Cash Crop – farm crop raised to be sold for money.

D

Desert – to leave without permission

Dix , Dorothea – helped improve prisons and mentally ill people

Debtor – a person or country that owes money.

E

Export – to sell goods a broad

Edwards , Jonathan – preacher in the great awakening.

Embargo – an order prohibiting trade with another country.

F

Famine – an extreme shortage of food .

Ford , Henry – made a gas powered automobile that could be made cheaply.

Frigate – warship

G

Global warming – a steady increase in average world temperature .

Garrison , William Lloyd - A major abolitionist who made a big impact toward antislavery.

Genocide – the deliberate destruction of a racial , political ,or cultural group .