BY DONTE HENDERSONABC BOOK
A Abstain-To not take part in some activity, such as voting.
Ambush-A Surprise attack.
Archaeology-the study of people.
Annex-To add a territory to one’s own territory.
B
Back Country- A region of hills and forest west of the tidewater.
Boycott- To refuse to buy items from a particular country.
Blockade runner- ship that sail into and out of a blockade area.
Bicameral-Consisting of two house or chambers especially in a legislature.
C
Canal-Artificial waterway
Capital-money for investment
Casualty-A military person killed, wounded on captured.
Cede-to give up by treaty
DDebtor- person or country that owes money.
Depreciate- to fall in value
Desert- to leave with out permission
Diversity-variety of difference
E
Effigy-rag figure representing an unpopular individual
Emancipate- to free from slavery
Entrenched-occupying a strong defensive position
Export- to sell goods aboard
F
Federalist-supporters of the Constitution
Freedman- A person freed from slavery
Frigate-Warship
Fugitive-ran away or trying to run away
G
Genocide-the deliberate destruction of a racial, political or cultural group.
Global warming- steady increase in average world temperature
Greenback-a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during civil war.
Guerrilla warfare-a hit and run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
H
Habeas corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.
Hieroglyphics- an ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds and concepts.
Horizontal integration- combining of competing firms into one corporation.
Human rights- rights regarded as belonging to all persons, such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture and execution.
I
Impeach- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
Import- to but goods from foreign markets.
Impression- forcing people into service as in the navy.
Inflation- a continuous rise in price of goods and services
J
Andrew Jackson- 17th president 1865-1869-Republican
Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws.
Judicial review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution.
Joint occupation- the possession and selling of an area shared by two or more countries.
K
Kansas- state in the central United States; fighting over slavery issue in 1850s gave territory the name bleeding Kansas.
Kentucky- state in the south central United States;Border state that sided with the Union during the Civil War.
Bleeding Kansas- A civil war in Kansas including only people from Kansas.
LLandslide- an overwhelming victory
Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the nation laws
Abraham Lincoln- 16th president 1865-1865. Civil War president
Loyalists-American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
M
Mayflower Compact- a formal document written in 1620 that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony
Mercantilism- the theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth.
Migration- a movement of a large number of people into a new homeland.
Militia- a group of civilian trained to fight in emergencies
N
National Debt- the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people.
Nationalism- loyalty to a nation and formation of its interest above all others.
Neutral right- the right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war.
Northwest Passages- Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.
O
Ordinance- a law or regulation
Overseer-person who supervises a large operation or its workers.
Ohio-state in the north central United States; first state in the north west territory.
Override- to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress.
P
Patriots- American colonists who are determined to fight the British until American Independence was won.
Petition- a formal request
Pilgrims-Separatists who journeyed into the colonies during the 1600’s for a religious purpose.
Plantation- a large estate ran by an owner or manage and formed by laborers who lived there.
QQuakers-
Battle of Quebec-
Quartering of troops-
R
Ratify- to give official approval to.
Republic- a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
Revival- a series of meeting conducted by a preacher to a preacher to arouse religious emotions
Revolutionary War- War between American and British.
SSecede- to leave or withdraw
Sectionalism- loyalty to a region
Seneca Falls- town in New York State; site of women’s right convention in 1848.
Suffrage- the right to vote
T
Tariff- a tax on imports or exports
Temperance-the use of little or no alcoholic drink.
Triangular trade- a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies. The American Colonies and West Africa.
Texas- state in south central United States; Mexican colony that became a republicBefore joining the United States.
U
Unalienable right- a right that cannot be surrendered.
Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with the constitution.
Underground railroad- a system that helped a slaved African American follow a network of escape routes out of the South to freedom in the North.
Utah- state in the western United States; settled by Mormons in 1840s
V
Veto- to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law.
Virginia-state in the eastern United States; colony of first permanent English settlement in the Americans.
Battle of Vicksburg- War fought to control of the Mississippi River
Virginia Plan- work of James Madison
WGeorge Washington- 1st President 1787-1797
War hawks- Republicans during Madison presidency who pressed for war with Britain.
West Indies- islands in the Caribbean Sea, between North America and South America.
War of 1812-War fought between the United State & Britain because Britain Forced U.S. sailor to join British Navy and Britain assisted Native Americans who tried to keep their land in America.
X
XYZ Affair- Incident involved with 3 agents XYZ
Y
Yorktown- war where Gen Cornwallis surrendered.
Yankee- union soldier
Yeoman-Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people.
ZJohn Peter Zenger-Person fought for freedom of speech.