My ABC book of history

1. My ABC book of history Titiana Brown 5th period 5-13-11

2. A Abstains- To not take part in some activity such as voting. Abolitionist- A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery. Abobe- a sun dried mud brick used to build the homes of some native americans.

3. B Backcountry- a region of hills and forest west of the tidewater. Bicameral- consisting of two horses or chambers especially in a legislature. black code- laws passed in the south just after the civil war aimed at controlling freedom and enabling plantations owners to exploit afrains anericans workers.

4. C Cabinet- a group of advisers to the persident. Californios- mexican who lived in california. Canal- antificals waterways.

5. D Debators- person or country that awes money. Decree- an orders or decision given by one in authority. Demilitarize- to remove armed forces.

6. E Effigy- rag fiqure repersenting and unpropular individual. Emancipate- to free slavery. Export- to sells good aboard.

7. F Fugative- runaway or trying to runaway. Famine- an extreme shortage or food. Frigate- warship

8. G Guerrilla tactic- referring to surprize attacks or raids rather than organize warfare. Globel warning- a steady increase in adverge world temperatures. Genocide- the delibrate dustruction of a racial,political, or cultrual group.

9. H Holocaust- the name given to the mass slaughter of jews and other group by the nazis during world war 2. Hebeas corpus- a legal order 4 an inquiry to dtermined wether a person hs been lawfully imprisoned. Horizontal- the combining of competing firms into one corporation.

10. I Import- to buy goods from foreign into one corporation. Ironclad- armonded naval vessels. Internet- a wor;d wide linking of computers networks.

11. J Joint Occupation- the possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries. Judicial Review- the right of the supreme court to dtermined if a law violates the constitution. Judical bunch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws.

12. L Lynching- putting to death a person by a illegal actions of anmod. Landslide- an overwhelming victory. Literacy- the ability to read or write.

13. M Maize- an early form of corn grown by native americans. Majority- more than half. Manumission- the freeing of some enslaved persons.

14. N Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner. Nullify- to cancel or make ineffecting. Neutral- taking no side.

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

16. P Petition- a formal request. Partism- favoring one side of an issue. Plurality- largest single share.

17. R Revenue- incoming money. Radical- extreme. Repeal- to cancel an act or law.

18. S Seccesion- withdraw from the union. Secede- to leave or withdraw. Sectionalism- loyality to a region.

19. T Tariff- attack on import or exports Tejano- a mexican who claim texas as his home. Tribute- money paid for protection.

20. U Utopia- communtity based on a vison of a perfect society sough by reformers. Unalienable right- a right that cannot be surrendered. Unconstitional- not aggreeing or consitent with the constition.

21. v Veto- to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law. Vaquero- hispancci ranch hand. Vigilantes- people who take the law into their own hands.

22. W Writ of assistence- legal document. War hawks- repulican during Madison presidencil who pressed for war with britten.

23. Y Yellow jourlism- a type of sensation based and pften reporting. Yankee- union soilders.