ABC BOOK OF U.S HISTORY

Demarcus Byrd 2

May 15,2011

A

Abraham Lincoln- president during civil war

Abolitionist- Against Slavery

Articles of Confederation- the first constitution.

Andrew Jackson- 7th president of the united states.

B

Blockade- Cut off areas buy means of troops.

Boycott- refuse to buy item from particular country.

Bill of rights- Citizen Rights

Black Codes- Controlling freedom

C

Cabinet- Group of advisers to presidents.

Cash crop- Farm crop raised.

Cede- to give up by treaty

Citizen- Person who gives loyalty

D

Debtor- Person or country that owes money.

Desert- to leave without permission

Discrimination- unfair treatment of a group

Draft- selection persons required for military

E

Emancipate- to free from slavery.

Embargo- trade with a particular country

Emiganto-person who leaves country or region

Export- worship

F

Famine- extreme shortage of food

Federalism- sharing of power

Fedaralist- supporters of the constitution

Frigate- worship

G

Guerrilla Warfare- hit and run tequnique

Guerrilla tactics- referring to surprise attacks.

Gettysburg address- by Lincoln made in cemetery

Gibbons Vs Ogden- states walnut with legeslation.

H

Habeas Corpus- person being lawfully imprisoned

Holocaust- mass slaughter of Jews

House of burgesses- met first time

House of represantives- house of elective voters

I

Implied powers- power not mentioned in constitution

Import-buying goods from other countries.

Impressments- forcing people into service

inflation- continues rise in prices.

J

Judicial Branch- branch of government

Judicial review- right of supreme court.

Joint occupation- possession and settling of area

Joint stock company- investors buy stock in company.

L

Laiazzez faire- government interference as least as possible

Landslide- an overwhelming victory

Legislative branch-makes native laws

Loyalist- American colonist who remain loyal to Britain

M

Majority- more than half

Manumissions- freeing of enslaved persons

Mayflower compact- a formal document

Mercantilism- theory that slaves nation or power depended on its wealth

N

Nationalism- loyalty to a nation.

Neutral- taking no side in a conflict.

Northwest ordinance- water route to aisa

Nullify- or cancel

O

Ordinance- a law or regulation

Override- to overturn or defeat

Overseer- person who supervises large operation

Ozone- layer of gas composed

P

Patent- A document that gives inventor sole right

Patriots- American colonists determined to fight.

Petition- a formal request

Precedent- A tradition

Q

Quakers- women who enjoyed a certain amount of equality

Quebec- Capital of new France

Quebec act-set up permanent government granted religious freedom to French Catholics.

Quencha- language

R

Radical- Extreme

Ratify- To give official approach to.

Recruit- to enlist soldiers into the army

Repeal- to cancel an act or law.

S

Secede- To leave or withdraw

Segregation- separation or isolation of a country

Spiritual- an African American folk song

Suffrage- the right to vote

T

Tariff- a tax on imported goods. Tejana- a

Mexican who claims Texas as his country

Toleration- the acceptance of different beliefs.

Tribute- money paid for protective beleifs.

U

Unalieble rights- a right that cannot be surrendered.

Unconstitutional- no aggreeing with constitution

Underground railroad- escape routes used for enslaved African Americans

Utopia- community based on a vision of perfect society sought by reformers

V

Veto- to regret a bill and prevent it from being becoming a law.

Vigilantes- people who take the law into their own hands

VAQUERO-Hispanic rich hand

Vertical interrogation- combining of companies

W

War hawks- republicans who pressed war with britain

Wrist of assistance- officers who went into houses

War of 1812- a war between united states and Britain

Washington G- first president of the united states.

Y

Yankee-union soilders

Yellow journalism-type of sensational biased and often false reporting.

Yeo man- southern owner for a small farm.

Battle of yorktown-a war in yorktown

X

XYZ Affair- three agents who demanded bribe that became known as the XYZ Affair.