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MY ABC Book Of U.s. History

MY ABC Book Of U.s. History. Alexis Bradley 5 th period Rosehill kids May 13,2011. A. Abolitionist Person who favors doing away with slavery. Abstain To not take part in some activity such as voting. Ambush A surprise attack. B. Boycott To refuse to buy items from particular country.

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MY ABC Book Of U.s. History

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  1. MY ABC Book Of U.s. History Alexis Bradley 5th period Rosehill kids May 13,2011

  2. A Abolitionist Person who favors doing away with slavery Abstain To not take part in some activity such as voting Ambush A surprise attack

  3. B Boycott To refuse to buy items from particular country Burgesses Elected representatives to an assembly Blockade Runner Ship that sails into and out of a blockade area

  4. C Cabinet A group of advisers to the president Canal An artificial waterway Caravel Small fast ship with a broad bow

  5. D Douglas Frederick African American abolitionist taught himself to read and write Dix Dorothea Tried to change the way prisoners were treated Douglas Stephen A Young senator from Illinois resolve crisis

  6. E Embargo An order prohibiting trade with another country Emancipation To free from slavery Export To sell goods aboard

  7. F Fifth Amendment No person shall be deprived of life liberty Fist Amendment Religion assembly petition press speech Fort Sumter Fort on an island guarding Charleston harbor

  8. G Genocides Deliberate destruction of a racial political or cultural group Global Warming A steady increase in average world temperature Garrison William Lloyd Abolitionist antislavery movement

  9. H Henry Patrick Persuaded the burgesses to take action against the stamp act Hamilton Andrew Secretary of war House of Burgesses Make local laws for the colony

  10. I Impressments Forcing people into service as in the navy Import To buy goods from foreign markets Ironclad Armored navel vessel

  11. J Jay’s Treaty British agreed to withdraw from American soil: did not deal with issue of impressments Jackson Andrew Hero of war of 1812 Jay John Chief Justice of supreme court to negotiate

  12. K Kentucky & Virginia Claimed that alien & sedition acts could not be put into action because they violated the constitution Kansas-Nebraska-Act Both lay North 36 degrees 30 latitude line Key Francis-Scott Wrote the poem the star spangled banner in 1931

  13. L Lynching Putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob Legislature Branch The branch of government that makes the nation’s law Landslide An overwhelming victory

  14. M Militia A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies Manumission The freeing of some enslaved people Martyr A person who sacrifices his/her life for a principle

  15. Northwest Ordinance Single northwest territory out of lands north of the Ohio river east of Mississippi river N National Debt The amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people Neutral Taking no side in a conflict

  16. O Ordinance A law or regulation Overseer Person who supervises a large operation or its workers Override To overturn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress

  17. P Pacifist Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes Pain Thomas wrote the book common sense Penn William Belong to protestant group was a Quaker

  18. Q Quakers Believed every individual had an inner light that could guide him/her to salvation Quatering of troops No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time of war Quebec Act Permanent government for Quebec & granted religious freedom to French Catholics

  19. R Ranchero Mexican ranch owners Ratify To give official approval to Reconcilitaion Settling by agreements or coming together again

  20. S Saratoga battle of Persuaded the burgesses to take action against the stamp act Strait A narrow passageway connecting two larger body of ater Suffrage Right to vote

  21. T Tariff Tax on imports or exports Toleration The acceptance of different beliefs Total war War on all aspects of the enemy's life

  22. U Uncle Tom’s Cabin Injustices of slavery –urgency during the age of reform Underground Railroad Network of safe houses owned by free black and whites who opposed slavery Unalienable Right Right that cannot be surrendered

  23. V Virginia plan Two-house legislature & court system Vicksburg Mississippi July 4 1863 Vicksburg surrendered to Ulysses s. grant Vigilantes People who take the law into their own hands

  24. W War Hawks Republican during Madison’s presidency who pressed for war with britain War of 1812 Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes Washington George Commander of the continental army during the American revolution

  25. X XYZ affair Sent 3 agents who demanded a bribe and a loan for France from the Americans

  26. Y Yellow Journalism Type of sensational biased & often false reporting Yorktown Virginia Patriots had won; Cornwallis surrendered Yankee Union soldier

  27. Z Zenger John Reten Wrote critical report about the royal governor of new york

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