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My ABC Book Of U.S History!!
Alicia Maye 4th period
May 11th 2011
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A Abolitionist-A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.
Annex-To add a territory to ones own territory
Abraham Lincoln- the 16 president
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B Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country
Blockades- laws passed in the south just after the civil war aimed control ling freedom
Blockade runner- ship that sails into and out of a blockade area
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C Canal- an artificial waterway
Capital- money for investment
Cash crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money
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D Dictator- a leader who rules with total authority
Diversity-variety or difference
Drought- a long period of time with little or no rain fall
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E Effigy- figure representing an unpopular individual
Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with another country
Export- to sell goods aboard
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F Famine-an extreme shortage of food
Federalism- the sharing of power between federal and state government
Fredrick Douglas- famous get away slave
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G Guerrilla warfare- a hit and run technique used in war
Global Warming- a steady increase in world temperature
Greenback-a piece of U.S paper money first issued during the Civil War
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H Holocaust- the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews by the Nazis
Human Rights-rights regarded as belonging to all persons
Harriet Tubman- famous slave that controlled the underground railroad
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I Import- to buy goods from foreign markets
Impeach-to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
Implied powers- powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
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J Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interoperates laws
Judicial Review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution
joint occupation- the possession and setting of an area shared by two or more countries
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K Kansas Nebraska Act- signed May 1854
John F. Kennedy- 35th president
Bleeding Kansas- where a small civil war happened
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L
Laissez-faire- policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nations economy
Landslide- an overwhelming victory
Legislative Branch- the branch that makes nations laws
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M
Maize- an early form of corn grown by native Americans
Majority- more than half
Manifest destiny- the idea popular in the united states during 1800 that the country must extend its boundaries
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N
Nationalism- loyalty to a nation
Neutral-taking no sides in a conflict
National debt- amount of money a national government owes to another government
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O
Ordinance- a law or regulation
Override- to overturn or defeat
Offensive- position of attacking or the attack its self
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P
Purism- favoring on side of an issue
patriots- wanted American revolution
Pilgrims- separatists who journeyed to the colonies during 1600s
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Q
Quakers- believed every individual had inner rights
Quebec act- guaranteed freedom to French colonist
quarter- to provide living accommodations
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R
Radical- extreme
ratify- to give official approval
ranchero- Mexican ranch owner
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S
secede- to leave or withdraw
sectionalism- loyalty to a region
sedition- activities aimed at weakening established government
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T
tariff- a tax on imports and exports
temperance- the use of little or no alcoholic drink
Tide water- a region of flat low lying plains along the seacoast
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U
Unalienable rights- a right that cannot be surrendered
utopia- a community based on happy visions
Un constitunal- not agreeing or consistent with the constitution
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V
vaquero- Hispanic ranch hand
veto- to reject a bill and preventing it to becoming a law
vigilantes- people who take the law into their own hands
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W
War hawks- republicans during Madison presidency who pressed a war with Britain
Writ of assistance- legal document that enabled officials to search homes ad ware houses for smuggled goods
War of 1812- a war with Britain and the U.S.
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XXYZ affair- sending 3 French agents to say prepare for war
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Y
Yankee- union soldier
Yeo man- southern owner of a small farm who did not take enslaved people
Yellow journalism- a type of sensatational biased and often false reporter
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ZZuni the- certain types of people