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My ABC Book of U.S. History. Jacob Qualls 5 th period 5-12-11. A. Annex-Added territory to ones property . Ambush-surprise attack. Arsenal-storage facility for weapons and ammunition . B. Boycott-refuse to by a certain product. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jacob Qualls5th period5-12-11
My ABC Book of
U.S. History
AAmbush-surprise attack
Annex-Added territory to ones property
Arsenal-storage facility for weapons and ammunition
BBoycott-refuse to by a certain product
Backcountry-region of hills and forests west of tidewater
Burgesses-elected representatives to an assembly
Cabinet-group of advisors to the president
Canal-artificial waterway
Caravel-small, fast ship with broad bows
C
Debtor-person that owes money to someone or government
Depreciate-fall in value
Diversity-variety
D
Emancipation-to free someone from slavery
Effigy-rag figure representing unpopular individual
Embargo-order prohibiting trade with other countries
E
Federalists-supporters of constitution
Freedman-person freed from slavery
Frigate-small warship
f
Genocide- destruction of racial, political, or cultural group
Greenback-U.S. paper money first issued in north
Guerrilla tactics-referring to surprise attacks
g
Horizontal interrogation-combining combining competing firms into one
Human rights- rights regarding to belong to all people
Habeas corpus-legal order to lawfully imprison a person
H
Import-to buy goods from a foreign market
Impressments -forcing people into service
Iron clad-armored naval vessel
Jackson,Andrew-7th president of U.S.
James the first-king of England
Jefferson,Thomas-3rd president of U.S.
J
Kansas, bleeding-riot in Kansas lasting 4 days
Keys, Francis Scott-wrote national anthem
Keel boat-small row boat
K
Landslide-overwhelming victory
Literacy-ability to read and write
Lynching-putting a person to death by illegal actions
L
Manumission-free people from enslavement
Mission-religious settlement
Majority-more than half
Neutral-taking no side in conflict
Naturalization-full citizenship to a foreigner
Nullify-to cancel
Ordinance-a law
Offensive-position of attacking
Override-to overrule or defeat
Partism-favoring one side
Petition-formal request
Precedent-a tradition
Quakers- people tolerant of other religions
Quebec act—permits government for Quebec and free religion to the French
Quechua-Incan language
Ranchero- Mexican ranch owners Ratify- official
approval
Repeal-to cancel an act
Secede-to leave a nation Sectionalism-loyalty to region
Suffrage-right to vote
Tariff-tax on imported and exported goods
Tejano -Mexican who claim Texas as home
Tribute-money paid for protection
Unalienable rights-rights that cannot be taken away
Unconstitutional-not agreeing with the constitution
Utopia-community based on perfect society
Veto-to reject act
Vaquero- Hispanic ranch hand
Vigilantes-people who take law into their own hands
War of 1812-2nd war between U.S. and G.B.
Writ of assistance-legal document to search a house
War hawks-republican who press for war
Xyz affair-three agent demanded loan from America
Yorktown ,Virginia -end of American revolution
Yankee-union solider
Yellow journalism-type of false journalism
Zenger , John Peter-reporter for new weekly journal