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.