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My ABC book of U.S. History. By: Trevor Henry 2 nd period May,13 2011. A. Ambush- A surprise attack. Arsenal- A storage place for weapons and ammunition. Abstain- To not take part in some activity, such as voting. Annex- To add a territory to ones own territory. B. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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My ABC book of U.S. History
By: Trevor Henry2nd period
May,13 2011
Ambush- A surprise attack.
AArsenal- A storage place for weapons and ammunition.
Abstain- To not take part in some activity, such as voting.
Annex- To add a territory to ones own territory.
BBackcountry- A region of hills and forests west of the tide-water.
Blockade runner- Ship that sails into and out of a blockade area.
Boycott- To refuse to buy items from a particular country.
Burgesses- Elected representatives to an assembly.
CCabinet- A group of advisers to the president.
Canal- An artificial waterway.
Capital- Money for investment. Cede- To give up by treaty.
DDebtor- Person or country that owes money. Diversity- Variety or difference.
Draft- The selection of persons for required military service.
Drought- A long period of time with little rainfall.
EEmancipate- To free from slavery. Entrenched- Occupying a strong defensive position.
Effigy- Rag figure representing an unpopular individual.
Export- To sell goods abroad.
FFamine- An extreme shortage of food. Freedman- A person freed from slavery.
Frigate- Warship Fugitive- Runaway or trying to run away.
GGenocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
Global warming- A steady increase in average word temperatures.
Greenback- a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War.
Guerrilla tactics- referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare.
HHolocaust- The name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups the Nazis during WW2.
Habeas Corpus- A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.
Horizontal Integration- The combining of completing films into one corporation.
Hiero Glyphic- An ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts.
IImport- To buy goods from foreign markets. Impressments- Forcing people into
service, as in the navy.
Internet- A worldwide linking of computer networks.
Ironclad- Armored naval vessel.
JJohn Paul Jones- A daring American naval officer. Joint Occupation- The possession and settling of
an area shared by two or more countries.
Andrew Johnson- 17th President of the United States.
Judicial Review- The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution.
LLandslide- An overwhelming victory. Legislative Branch- The branch of
government that makes the nations laws.
Literacy- The ability to read and write.
Lynching- Putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob.
KKansas-Nebraska Act- Fighting for control of free or slave state.
Bleeding Kansas- a war in Kansas.
Fracis Key Scott- Wrote the star spangled banner.
King George 3rd- King of England.
MMaize- An early form of corn grown by Native Americans.
Majority- More than half.
Mission- Religious settlement. Monopoly- Total control of an industry by one company.
NNaturalization- To grant full citizenship to a foreigner.
Neutral- Taking no side in a conflict.
Neutrality- A position of not taking sides in a conflict.
Nullify- To cancel or make ineffective.
OOffensive- Position or attacking or the attack itself.
Ordinance- A law or regulation.
Override- To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress.
Overseer- Person who supervises a large operation or its workers.
PPartisan- Favoring one side of an issue. Petition- A formal request.
Pilgrimage- A journey to a holy place.
Plurality- Largest single share.
RRadical- Extreme. Ranchero- Mexican ranch owner
Recruit- To enlist soldiers in the army.
Rendezvous- A meeting.
QQuakers- A name for a member of the religious.
Queue Act- Act passed in 1794 by the Britain parliament to establish French civil law.
Quartering Act- where American colonists had to ensure that Britain solders had housing.
John Quincy Adams- 6th president of the United States.
SSecede- To leave or withdraw. Secession- Withdrawal from the
Union.
Sectionalism- Loyalty to a region. Suffrage- The right to vote.
TTariff- A tax on imports or exports. Temperance- The use of little or no alcohol
drinking.
Tribute- Money paid for protection.
TeJano- A Mexican who claims Texas as his home.
UUnalienable right- A right that cannot be surrendered.
Unconstitutional- Not agreeing or consistent with the Constitution.
Underground Railroad- a system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network of escape routes.
Utopia- Community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformers.
VVaquero- Hispanic ranch hand.
Vertical Integration- The combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry.
Veto- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law.
Vigilantes- People who take the law into their own hands.
WWar Hawks- Republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain.
Writ of Assistance- Legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled.
David Walker- A Boston published writer impassioned argument against slavery.
George Washington- 1st President of the United States.
XXYZ Affair- Was a dispute with France.
YYankee- Union solider. Yellow Journalism- A type of sensational,
biased, and often false reporting.
Yeoman- Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people.
ZJohn Peter Zenger- Was a part of New York's weekly journal. Zuni- People of the Southwest.