ABC Book of U.S. History

ABCBook of U.S.History Michael Butler Prd 6

A Abolitionist- Abstain- A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery. Not to take part in some activity, such as voting. Annex- To add a territory to one’s own Territory. Ambush- A surprise attack.

B Backcountry- Blockade runner- A region of hills, and forests west of the tidewater. Ship that sails into, and out of a blockade area. Bureaucracy- Boycott- System in which non-elected officials carry out laws, and policies. To refuse to buy items from a particular country.

C Californios- Cabinet- A group of advisers to the president. Mexicans who lived in California. Cede- Census- To give up by treaty. Official count of population.

D Debtor- Decree- Person or country that owes money. An order or decision give by one in authority. Depreciate- Desert- To fall in value. To leave without permission.

E Effigy- Emancipate- To free from slavery. Rag figure representing an unpopular individual. Export- Embargo- To sell goods abroad. An order prohibiting trade with another Country.

F Freedman- Famine- An extreme shortage of food. A person freed from slavery. Frigate- is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries. Fugitive- Runaway or trying to runaway.

G Global warming- Genocide- To deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. A steady increase in average world temperatures. Greenback- Guerilla tactics- A piece of United Stats paper money first issued by North in Civil War. Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare.

H Hamilton, Andrew- A Scottish lawyer in Colonial America, best known for his legal victory on behalf of printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. Habeas Corpus- A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned. Howe, Elias- Human Rights- Was an American inventor and sewing machine pioneer. Rights regarding as belonging to all persons , such as freedom unlawful imprisonment, Torture, and execution.

I “ I have a Dream” speech- Immigrants- A 17 minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Import- Inflation- To buy goods from foreign markets. A continuous rise in the price of goods, and services.

J Jefferson, Thomas- Jackson, Andrew- The third President of the United States ,and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. An influential Founding Father. The seventh President of the United States, he started the modern democratic party. Joint occupation- Judicial review- The possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries. The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the Constitution.

K Key, Francis Scott- Keller, Helen- He was a American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". She was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf/blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Kansas-Nebraska Act- Kennedy, John F.- created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands that would help the settlers settle in them, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries and to settle there. He was the 35th President of the United States, assassinated, after one term influential speaker.

L Lee, Robert E.- Landslide- An overwhelming victory. He was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil . Legislative branch- Loyalists- American colonists who remained loyal with Great Britain, and opposed the war for independence. The branch of government that makes the nation’s laws.

M Manifest Destiny- Majority- The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable . More than half. Manumission- Mason, George- He was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. The freeing of some enslaved persons.

N New Jersey plan- Nullify- was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government proposed by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. To cancel or make ineffective. Nineteenth Amendment- Nixon, Richard M.- was the 37th President of the United States, he served as the 36th Vice President of the United States, the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. A member of the Republican Party, he was the only President to resign from office. to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex.

O Otis, James- Oregon Country- was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, and an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution. was a predominantly American term referring to a disputed ownership region of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Ordinance- Offensive- Position of attacking, or the attack itself. A law or regulation.

P Partisan- Paine , Thomas- Favoring one side of an issue. was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Perjury- Preamble- Introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution. Lying when one has sworn an oath to tell the truth.

Q Quartering of troops- Quebec act- Third amendment, no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Set up a permanent government for Quebec, and granted religious freedom for French catholic's. Quakers- Quebec, Battle of- 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. members of the Religious Society of Friends, a faith that emerged as a new Christian denomination in England during a period of religious turmoil in the mid-1600's.

R Revenue- Republic- Government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. Incoming money. Rush-Bagot treaty- Ratify- United States, and GB agreed to set limits on number of naval vessels each could have on Great Lakes, provided removal of weapons along border between U.S, and British Canada. To give approval to.

S Secession- Secede- To leave or to withdraw. Withdrawal from Union. Suffrage- Second amendment- Right to vote. Right to bear arms.

T Temperance - Tariff- A tax on imports. The use of little or no alcohol. Twelfth amendment- Toleration- Election of president, and vice- president, provides for electoral college to use separate ballots, in voting for president, and vice- president. The acceptance of different beliefs.

Unalienable rights- U Unconstitutional - A right that cannot be surrendered. Not agreeing, or consistent with the Constitution. Utopia- Community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reforms. Underground Railroad- A system that helped enslaved African- Americans follow a network of escape routes out of South, and to freedom in the North .

V Vaquero- Veto - Hispanic ranch hand. To reject a bill, and prevent it from becoming a law. Vigilantes- Vertical integration- The combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry. People who take the law into their own hands.

W Washington, George- was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783, and he presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787 Washington, Martha - was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first ,First Lady of the United States. During her lifetime, she was known as "Lady Washington". Writs of assistance- a written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff, to perform a certain task. War Hawks- a word originally used to describe members of the Twelfth Congress of the United States who advocated waging war against the British in the War of 1812.

X XYZ affair- a diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States, and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War

Y Yankee- Yeoman- Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people. Union soldier. Yorktown, Battle of- Yellow journalism- A type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting. The final battle of the American Revolution the Americans win in 1781

Z Zenger, John Peter- Faced charges of libel for printing a critical report about royal government of New York.

ABC Book of U.S. History