Abc book of

U.S history

Genni Vega 2nd pd.

May 16 2011

Abstain- to not take part in some activity; such as voting.

Affluence- the state of having much wealth.

Ambush-a surprise attack

Archeology- the study of the earth.

Back country- a region of hills & forest west of tidewater.

Bicaremel- consisting of two houses or chambers or especially in a legislative.

Blockade runner- ship that sails out of blockaded area.

Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly.

Californianos- Mexicans who lived in california .

Cabinet- a group of advisees to the president.

Canal- artificial waterway

Capital- money for investment

Depreciate- to fall in value.

Desert- to leave without permission.

Disarming- removal of weapons.

Diversity- variety or difference.

Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual.

Emancipate- to free from slavery.

Entrenched- occupying a strong defense position.

Export- to sell goods aboard.

Famine- an extreme shortage of food.

Federalists- supports of the constitution

Fugitive- runaway or trying to runaway.

Frigate- warship.

Global warming- a steady increase in average world temperatures.

Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial political group.

Greenback- a piece of us paper money 1st issued by the north.

Guerrilla warfare- referring to a surprise attack.

Habeas- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.

Holocaust- name given to the mass slaughter of Jews & other groups by the Nazis during ww2.

Hieroglyphics- an ancient form of writing using symbols & pictures to represent words sounds & concepts

Impeach-to formly charge a public official with misconduct in office.

Imperils - the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations.

Implied powers- powers not specially mentioned in the constitution.

Import- to buy goods from foreign countries.

Joint occupation- the position & setting of an area shared by two or more countries .

Joint stock company- a company which investors buy stock in the companies in return for a share of its future profits.

Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federalist court system that intercepts the nations laws.

Judicial Review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violets the constitution.

Kansas- state in the united states fighting over slavery issues in 1850’s gave territory the name belling Kansas.

Kentucky- state in the south central united states borders that sided with the union during the civil war.

Bleeding Kansas- mini civil war.

Landslide- an overwhelming victory.

Literacy- the ability to read and write.

Lock -in a canal, an enclosure with gates at the end used to lower in raising or lowering boats to level.

Lynching- putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob

Maize- an early form of corn grown b y Native Americans.

Majority- more than half.

Manumission- the freeing of enslaved persons.

Martyr- a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause.

National debt- the amount of money a national government owns to other governments or its people.

Nationalism- loyalty to a nation & promotion of its interests above all others.

Neutral- taking no side in a conflict.

Neutral rights- the right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war.

Offence- position of attacking or the attack itself.

Ozone- the layer of gas composed by a form of oxygen that protects the earth & its people from cancer causing sun rays.

Overseer- person who survives a large operation or its workers.

Ordinance- a law or regulation.

Purism- favoring one side of an issue.

Perjury- lying when one has sworn an oath to tell the truth.

Petition- a formal request

Pilgrims- a journey to a holy place.

Ranchero- Mexican rancher.

Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army

Ratify- to give approval to.

Revenue- incoming $.

Secede- to leave or withdraw.

Secessionists – withdraw from union.

Sectionalism- Loyalty to a region.

Suffrage-right to vote.

Tariffs- tax on imported goods.

Tolerance- the acceptance of different beliefs.

Total war- war on all aspects of enemies like.

Tribute- $ paid for protection.

Unalienable rights- a right that cant be surrendered.

Unconstitutional-not agreeing with the constitution.

Underground railroad-escape routes for African Americans.

Utopia- perfect society.

Veto- to reject a bill. Vigilantes- people

who take the law into their own hands.

Virginia house of burgesses- 1st group appointed to creating laws.

Vicksburg- city of a battle of the civil war- union victory.

Washington D.C- us capital

War of 1812- revolutionary war

Woman's rights – gave woman the right to vote.

Writs of assistance- legal document that enabled officers to search homes & war houses for smuggled homes.

Xyz affair-