MY ABC BOOK OF US HISTORY

1. MY ABC BOOK OF US HISTORY Andre Poteat 4 5-12-11

2. A Abolitionist-A person who strongly favor’s doing away with slavery. Abstain-to not take part in some activity, such as Voting Adobe-A sun dried mud brick use to build the homes of some Native Americans

3. B Bounty- money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army Bureaucracy-System in which nonelected officials carry out laws and policies. Burgesses- Elected representatives to an assembly.

4. C Cabinet- A group of advisers to the president California-Mexicans who lived in California Canal-an artificial waterway

5. D Debtor-Person or country that owes money. Decrease- an Oder or decision given by one in authority Demilitarize- to remove armed forces from an area

6. E Effigy-rag figure representing an unpopular individual Emancipate-to free from slavery Embargo-An Oder prohibiting trade with another country

7. F Famine- An extreme shortage of food favorite son-Candidate that receives the backing of his home state rather than of the national party Federal Debt-the amount of money owed by the government

8. G Greenback-A piece U.s paper money first issued by the north during the civil war Guerrilla- Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized war face. Guerrilla War face-A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes

9. H Habeas Corbusier-A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned. Hieroglyphic-An ancient from of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts Holocaust-the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during world war 2

10. I Import- to buy goods from foreign markets Impressments-Forcing people into serviceman in the navy. Indentured-Laborer who agreed to work without pay of vertain period of time in exchange of passage to American

11. J Joint occupation-the possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries Joint stock – company-a Company in which inventors bay stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits Judicial branch-the branch or government,inculuding the federal court system, that interprets the nations laws

12. L Laissez-faire policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the actions economy Landslide-An Overwhelming victory. Legiative Branch-the Branch or government that makes the nation’s laws

13. M Manumission-the freeing of some enslaved person Martyr-a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause Mayflower Compact-a format document, written in 1620, that provide law and Oder the Plymouth colony

14. N Normal school-a two-year school for training high school gradients as teachers Northwest Passage- water route to Asia through north America sought by European explorers Nullify- to Cancel to make ineffective

15. O Offensive- position of attacking of the attack itself Ordinance-a law or regulation Override-to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress

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