My abc book Chris Lewis Ms.Fowler Class
A
Arsenal – a storage place for weapons and ammunition
Abolitionist – a person who strongly favory doing away with slavery
B
Boomtown – a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or populatin
Bullrun- It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War
C
Caravel – small fast with a broad bowCash crop – farm crop raised to be sold for
money
D
Debtor- person or country that own moneyDissent- disagreement with or opposition
to an opinion
F
Freedman – a person freed from slaveryFederalists – supporter of the constitutionFamine-An extreme shortage of food
G
Guerrilla warfare – a hit and run technique used in fighting war
Global warming – a steady increase in average world temperatures
I
Ironclad- a armored naval vesselImport- a good bought from foreign
markets
H
Human rights – right regarded as belong to all person such as freedom
Thomas hooker
J
Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interns
Joint occupation – the possession and settling of an area by two or more countries
K
Henry Knox – a secretary of warKansas Nebraska act
L
Literacy – the ability to read or writeLynching – putting to death a person by
the illegal action of a mob
M
Maize – an early form of grow by native American
Militia – a group of civilian trend to fight in emagencies
N
Neutrality- a position of not taking sidesNatives- a person who favors those born
in his or her country and is opposed to immigrants
O
Ordinance- a law or regulationOffensive –position of attacking or the
attack itself
P
privateer – armed private shipPrejudice – an unfair opinion not based on
facts
Q
Quaker- William Penn