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By: Juan Ramirez
6th Period5-12-11
My ABC Book Of U.S. History
A
Ambush- a surprise attackArsenal- A storage place for weapons and ammunition
Annex- to add a territory to one’s own territory
B
Burgesses- elected Representatives to an assembly
Boycott- to refuse to buy any items from a particular country
Backcountry- a region of hills and forests west of the tide- water
C
Canal- an artificial waterway
Cash Crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money
Census- official count of a population
D
Diversity- variety or difference
Desert- to leave without permission
Draft- the selection of persons for required military service
E
Emancipate- to free from slavery
Export- to sell abroad
Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with another country
F
Fugitive- runaway or trying to run away
Federalists- supporters of the new constitution
Frigate- warships
G
Guerilla Tactics- referring to surprise attacks or raids
Guerilla Warfare- a hit- and- run technique used in fighting a war
Global Warming- a steady increase in average world temperatures
H
Habeas Corpus- a legal order for an inquiry
Horizontal Integration- the combining of competing firms
Holocaust- the name given to mass slaughter
I
Import- to buy goods from foreign markets
Impeach- to formally charge a publical official with misconduct in office
Impressment- forcing people into service, as in the NAVY
J
Judicial Review- the right of the supreme court
Judicial Branch- the branch of government
Joy’s Treaty- British agree to withdraw American soil
K
Kansas- Nebraska Act- backing off of president Pierce
Kentucky- state in south central united states
Kansas- state in central united states
L
Literacy-the ability to read and write
Loyalists- American citizens who remained loyal to Britain
Landslide- an overwhelming victory
M
Majority- more than half Mission- religious settlement
Migration- a movement of a large amount of people
N
Neutral- taking no side in war
Nullify- to cancel or make ineffective
Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner
O
Offensive- position of attacking or attack
Ordinance- a law or regulation
Override- to return or defeat
P
Petition- a formal request Partisan- favoring one side of an issue
Proportional- to be the same as or corresponding to
Q
Quebec- city in Canada Quakers- do not believe in any religion
Quebec Act- passed shortly after coercive act
R
Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army
Rendezvous- a meeting
Relocate- to force a person or group or people to move
S
Sectionalism- loyalty to a region
Smuggling- trading illegally with other nations
Secede- to leave or withdraw
T
Tariff- a tax on imports or exports
Tribute- money paid for protection
Temperance- the use of little or no alcoholic drink
U
Unalienable Right- a right that cannot be surrendered
Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consisting with the constitution
Utopia- community based on a vision of a perfect society
V
Vaquero- Hispanic ranch hand
Veto- to reject a bill
Vigilantes- people who take the law into their own hands
W
War Hawks- Republicans during Madison’s presidency
Washington, George- 1st president of the United States Of America
War of 1812- people joined militias
X
XYZ Affair- inherited dispute with France
Y
Yankee- Union Soldier
Yellow Journalism- A type sensational false report
Yeoman- Southern owner of a small town
ZZuni- peoples of the south
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