1 / 15

ABC Book Of U.S History

ABC Book Of U.S History. Created b y: Melonie Walton. Aa. Amendment - An addition to a formal documents such as the constitution. Annex - To add a territory to ones own territory. . Article - Apart of a document, such as he constitution, that deals with a single object. .

lilli
Download Presentation

ABC Book Of U.S History

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ABC Book Of U.S History Created by: Melonie Walton

  2. Aa Amendment- An addition to a formal documents such as the constitution. Annex- To add a territory to ones own territory. Article- Apart of a document, such as he constitution, that deals with a single object. Adams, Abigail - New Nation’s First Lady.

  3. Bb Blockade- Cut off of n area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out , to close it’s county’s ports. Burgesses- Elected representative too assembly. Backcountry- A region of hills and forest. Bureaucracy- System in which non-elected officials carries out laws & Policies .

  4. Cc Census- official Count of population. Cede- Give up treaty. Cash Crop- Farm raised up to be sold for money. Canal- an artificial waterway.

  5. Dd Davis, Jefferson- President of the confederacy during the Civil War. Democracy- is a form of government that is ran for & by the people, giving them supreme powers. Declaration of Independence- document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the colonies independence from England. Diversity- variety or differences.

  6. Ee Emancipation – to free from slavery. Export- to sell goods abroad. Embargo- an order of prohibiting trade with another country. Eighth Amendment- Prohibits cruel & unusual punishment & excessive bail or fines.

  7. Ff Federal Debt- the amount of money owed by the government. Freeman- a person freed from slavery. Fugitive- run away or trying to run away. Federalist Papers- Series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, & Alexander Hamilton defending the Constitution, & the principles on witch the government of the United States where founded.

  8. Gg Guerilla Warfare- a hit and run technique used for fighting in the war, Gettysburg Address- A short speech given by Abraham Lincoln November 19, 1863 at the site of the Battle Of Gettysburg. Great Compromise- Two houses of congress one based on population, the others gave equal representation to each state. Grant S , Ulysses- was the General of the Union Army & was responsible for winning the Civil War in the North.

  9. Hh Hamilton, Alexander- Leader of the Federalist Papers; first treasurer in the U.S & creator of the United States Bank. Killed In A Duel. Henry , Patrick- famous for his speech in favor for American Independence. House of Burgesses- was the first representative assembly in the world. Human Rights- rights regarded as belonging to all people.

  10. Ii Imports- to buy goods from foreign markets. Impressment- forcing people to service; as the Navy. Ironclad- Armed Navel Vessels. Industrial Revolution- Era in witch change from household industries to factory production used powered machinery took place.

  11. Jj Jackson, Andrew- Leader of the original Democratic Party and a President of the people. Responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans West of the Mississippi River. Judicial Review- the right of the Supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution. Jamestown-the first permanent English settlement that was founded in 1607. Judicial Branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations law,

  12. Kk Kansas-Nebraska Act- Two new territories established on the Indian land that lay west of the bend of the Mississippi River. Kansas- Bleeding Kansas Keller, Helen- Leader of Seneca Falls. King George III- was the King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxes the colonies, & refused the Olive Branch Potation.

  13. Ll Laissez-Faire- policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation’s economy Loyalist- American Colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for Independence Literacy- the ability to read & write. Landside- a overwhelming victory.

  14. Mm Majority- more then half. Manifest Destiny- is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic & the Pacific ocean. Monroe Doctrine- set fourth by James Monroe message to Congress. Militia- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.

  15. Nn

More Related