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Tyler Shelton. ABC BOOK. A. Alliance Close association between nations formed to advance common goals. Abolitionist Person who wanted to end slavery . Ambush Surprise attack. Alien Immigrant living in a country in which he or she isn’t a citizen . b. Backcountry
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Tyler Shelton ABC BOOK
A Alliance Close association between nations formed to advance common goals Abolitionist Person who wanted to end slavery Ambush Surprise attack Alien Immigrant living in a country in which he or she isn’t a citizen
b Backcountry Region of hills & forest west of tide water Blockade-runner Ship that sails into & out of blockaded areas Burgesses Elected representatives to an assembly Boomtown A community experiencing sudden growth in business and population
C Cabinet Group of advisors to the president Canal Artificial waterway Cash crop Farm crop raised to be sold Capital Money for an investment
d Draft The selection of persons for required military services Desert To leave without permission Depreciate Fall in value Debtor Person or country that owes money
e Emancipate Free from slavery Embargo Order prohibiting trade with another country Emigrant A person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere Export Sell goods abhroad
f Famine extreme shortage of food Frigate warship Fugitive Runaway or trying to runaway Freedman A person freed from slavery
g Guerilla warfare Hit and run technique Guerilla tactics Referring to a surprise attack Global warming increase of average world temperature Greenback Piece of money first in the north during the civil war
h Human rights Rights reguarded as belonging to all persons Horizontal integration A combing of competting firms into one Henry, Patrick Member in the house of burgesses House of burgesses Two representatives from tens towns met in a church
I Import Buy goods from foreign markets Impressments Forcing people into service Ironclad Armed naval vessel Inflation Continues rise in prices of goods and services
j Jackson, Andrew 7 president Joint occupation The possession and settling of an area shared between to countries Judicial review The right of the supreme court to be determine if a law is uncostitututional Judicial branch The branch of government including the federal court
k Kansas Nebraska act 1 free state for every free state Knox Henry 1st secretary of war Kansas bleeding Mini civil war Key Fransis Scott Author of star spangled banner
l Landslide Overwhelming victory Lee, Robert e. Leader of confederate army Loyalist A person who wanted to stay Loyal to great britian Literacy Ability to read and write
m Maize Early form of corn grown by Native Americans Mission religious settlement Militia Group of citizens trained to fight Majority More than half
n Neutral Taking no side in a conflict Nullify To cancel or make ineffective Normal school Two year school for training high school grads. To become teachers Neutrality A position of not taking sides
o Ordinance A law or regulation Offensive Position of attacking Overseer Person who supervises a large opperation Override Overturn or defeat as a bill in congress
p Privateer Armed private ship Precedent A tradition Perjury Lying when one has sworn the oath Petition Formal request
q Quechan Incan language Quakers People who settled for religious freedom Quebec, battle of British general john Wolfe attacked an won Quartering troops Allow soldiers to live in your house and eat your food
r Ranchero Mexican ranch owner Radical extreme Ratify Give official approval to Recruit Enlist soldiers in the army
s Secession Withdrawal from union Secede Leave or withdraw Suffrage The right to vote Sectionalism Loyalty to a region
T Tribute Money paid for protection Tariff A tax on imported or exported goods Tidewater A region of flat low lying plains the seacoast Terrace A raised piece of land with the top leveled off to promote farming
u Unalienable rights A right that be surrendered Utopia Perfect society Underground railroad A system of routes across the u.s. that led from the south to the north Unconstitutional Not agreeing with the constitution
v Vaquero Hispanic ranch owner Veto To prevent a bill from becoming a law Vertical interrogation Combining of companies AND SUPPLIES FOR A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY Vigilantes People who take the law into their own hands
w War hawks Rep. during Madison's presidency that wanted war with great Britain Department of war Department dealing with war Washington, George 1st U.S. president Writes of assistance Document that allowed officers to check homes for smuggled goods
x Xyz affairs 3 French agents came to America
Y Yorktown British surrender to U.S. Yankee Union soldier YEOMAN Southern farm owner without slaves
Z Zenger, John Peter New York journal faced charges of libel for printing a critical report about the royal governor of N.Y.