Book O f American History

Book Of American History By: Kadajiuna Vaughn History May- 12-11

AMBUSH Arsenal Storage for weapons an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: African Americans Slaves from Africa.

Boycott Bill of Rights To abstain from buying or using. formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the constitution as Amendments 1–10, and in all state constitutions Burgesses a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.

CEDE Californios To give up treaty Mexicans who lived in California Canal Artificial waterway.

Debtor Depreciate Person or country who owes money To fall in value Dred Scott vs., Sanford was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent imported into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants,[2] whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.

Export Emancipate Sell goods abroad to free (a slave) from bondage Executive branch the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.

Guerrilla Warfare Guerrilla Tactics surprise attacks or raids Hit and run technique Gettysburg Address The notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa.

Alexander Hamilton Holocaust Mass slaughter of jews Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel. Human Rights Rights regarded as belonging to all persons

Import Buy goods from foreign markets. Ironclad Armored naval vessel. Industrial Revolution Society based on Industry

Judicial Review the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official. Joint Occupation The possession and settling of an area by two or more countries Judicial Branch The branch of government including the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws

Lynching Killing illegally Landslide Overwhelming Victory Loyalist Staying Loyal to Great Britain

Manumission Freeing of slaves Martyr A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause Militia A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

Nullify To cancel or make ineffective Neutral Taking no side in conflict Naturalization Grant of full citizenship

Ordinance A law or regulation Overseer A person who supervises a large operation Override To overturn in defeat

Persecute To treat badly and horribly Perjury Lying while under oath Petition A formal request

Quartering act In March 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Act to address the practical concerns of such a troop deployment. Quakers Belief in religion Battle of Quebec Was fought on December 31, 1775 between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of the city of Quebec, early in the American Revolutionary War.

Ratify Give approval Recruit Enlist Soldiers in army Repeal Cancel an act or law

Smuggling Trading Illegally Suffrage Right to vote Sectionalism Loyalty to a union

Temperance Use of little or no alcohol Tariff A tax on imports or exports Turnpike A road one must pay to use

Utopia Any visionary system of political or social perfection. Unalienable Rights Rights that cannot be taken away Underground Railroad A network of escape routes from north to south for slaves

Vigilants Taking the law into your own hands Veto Reject a bill from becoming a law Vaquero Hispanic ranch land

Whiskey Rebellion a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government. Writs of assistance to help customs officials search for smuggled goods Women's rights movements are primarily concerned with making the political, social, and economic status of women equal to that of men and with establishing legislative safeguards against discrimination on the basis of sex.

The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States, and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War. It took place from March of 1798 to 1800.

Yorktown Duke of York A colony given by King Charles and was renamed to New York The town is most famous as the site of the siege and subsequent surrender of General Cornwallis to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War on October 19, 1781. Yellow Journalism False reports given by leading Newspapers

John Peter Zinger New York Weekly Journal Publisher

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