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My ABC Book of U.S. History

My ABC Book of U.S. History. Shayla Green 3 rd Period May 17, 2011. A. Abolitionist- a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery. Ambush- surprise attack. Amendment- an addition to a formal document, such as the constitution.

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My ABC Book of U.S. History

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  1. My ABC Book of U.S. History Shayla Green 3rd Period May 17, 2011

  2. A Abolitionist- a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery Ambush- surprise attack Amendment- an addition to a formal document, such as the constitution Anti-federalists- individuals who opposed ratification of the constitution

  3. B Boomtown- a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or population Bicameral- consisting of two houses , or chambers, especially in a legislature Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly

  4. C Cabinet- a group of advisers to the president Cash crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money Constitution- a formal plan of government Civil War- conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country

  5. D Debtor- a person or country that owes money Depreciate- to fall in value Desert- to leave without permission Disarmment- removal of weapons

  6. E Emancipate- to free from slavery Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with another country Entrenched- occupying a strong defensive position Export- to sell goods abroad

  7. F Famine- an extreme shortage of food Freedman- a person freed from slavery Frigate- warship Fugitive- runaway or trying to run away

  8. G Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a radical, political, or cultural group Global warming- a steady increase in average world temperature Greenback- a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War Guerrilla warfare- hit and run technique used in fighting a war

  9. H Habeas corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully prisoned Hieroglyphics- ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts Holocaust- name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War 2 Horizontal integregation- the combining of competing firms into one corperation

  10. I Industrial Revolution- the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the United States Indian Removal Act- allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move West Implied powers- powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution Impressment- forcing people into service, as in the navy

  11. J Jefferson, Thomas- the 3rd president that purchased the Louisiana Territory for 15 million Jamestown- the 1st permanent settlement in America Judiciary Act of 1789- added a series of district courts to the federal court systems Judicial branch- branch of government

  12. K Kansas- Nebraska Act- let the people vote on whether to have slavery in Kansas or not Key, Francis Scott- writer of the star spangled banner Knox, Henry- 1st secretary of war Kentucky- state in South central U.S.; border state that sided with the Union during the Civil War

  13. L Legislative branch- branch of government that makes the nations laws Lexington- where 1st shots of the American Revolution were fired Lee, Robert E.- confederate general during the Civil War Laissez- faire- policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nations eonomy

  14. M Manifest Destiny- the idea popular in the U.S. during the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Mayflower Compact- a formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony Magna Carta- limited government, in which the power of the king or government was limited Marbury v. Madison- court case that let the court define if it is right to determine whether a law violates the constitution

  15. N Northwest Passage- water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers Nullify- to cancel or make in effective

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