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My ABC Book Of U.S. History Lane Gerrald 2 nd May 2011

My ABC Book Of U.S. History Lane Gerrald 2 nd May 2011. A. Affluence-the state of having much wealth. Abstain-to not take part in some activity, such as voting. Ambush-a surprise attack. Archaeologist-the study of ancient people. B.

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My ABC Book Of U.S. History Lane Gerrald 2 nd May 2011

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  1. My ABC Book Of U.S. History Lane Gerrald 2nd May 2011

  2. A Affluence-the state of having much wealth Abstain-to not take part in some activity, such as voting Ambush-a surprise attack Archaeologist-the study of ancient people

  3. B Blockade Runner-ship that sails into and out of a blockaded runner Back country-a region of hills and forests west of the water Boycott-to refuse to buy items from a particular country Burgesses-elected representatives to an assembly

  4. C Cede-to give up by treaty Canal-an artificial waterway Census-offical count of a population Campion-dishonest or illegal actions

  5. D Debtor-person or country that owes money Depreciate-to fall in value Desert-to leave without permission Diversity-variety or difference

  6. E Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual Emancipate-to free from slavery 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 racial, political or cultural group Global warming-a steady increase in average world temperatures Greenback-a piece of U.S. paper money first used by the North during the civil war Guerilla Tactics- refering to surprise attacks or raids

  9. H Habcas Corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has ben lawfully imprisoned Holocaust-the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and the other groups by the Nazis during World War 2 Horizontal Integration-the combining of competing firms into one cororation Human Rights- rights regarded as belonging to all persons , such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture or exicution

  10. I Impeach-to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office Import-to buy goods from foreign markets Inflation-a continuous rise in the price of goods and services Interchangeable parts- uniform pieces that can be made in large quanties to replace other identical parts

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