My ABC Book Of U.S History!!

Alicia Maye 4th period

May 11th 2011

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

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

C Canal- an artificial waterway

Capital- money for investment

Cash crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money

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

E Effigy- figure representing an unpopular individual

Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with another country

Export- to sell goods aboard

F Famine-an extreme shortage of food

Federalism- the sharing of power between federal and state government

Fredrick Douglas- famous get away slave

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

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

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

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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