My ABC Book of U.S. History Aaliyah Carter Social Studies May 12, 2011
Feb 04, 2016
My ABC Book of U.S. History
Aaliyah Carter Social StudiesMay 12, 2011
A.
Abolitionist- a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery Amendment- an addition to a formal
document such as the Constitution
Antifederalist- individuals who apposed ratification to the constitution
B.
Black Codes- laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
Border States- the states between the North and the South that were divided over weather to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy.
Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country.
C.
Cash crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money.
Caucus- a meeting held by a political party to choose their party’s candidate for president or decide policy
Civil War- conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.