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