My abc book

1. My abc book Arlette Garlan

2. A Abstain To not take part in some activity such as voting abolitionist A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery annex Alien To add a territory to ones own country An immigrant living in a country in which he/she is not a citizen

3. B Bicameral Consisting of two houses of chambers especially in legislature backcountry A region of hills & forests west of the ride water Burgesses Elected representatives to an assembly bond Note issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan with interests

4. Californios C Mexicans who lived in California Cabinet A group of advisors to the president capital Canal Money for investment Artificial waterway

5. D Decree An order or decision given by one in authority debtor Person or country that owes money Diversity Variety or difference Deprecate Fall in value

6. E Emancipate Free from slavery Effigy Rag figure representing an unpopular individual Emigrant Export Person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere To sell abroad

7. F Federalists Supporters of the constitution Famine An extreme shortage of food Fugitive Frigate Runaway or trying to warship

8. G Greenback Piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the north during civil war Global warming Steady increase in average world temperature Genocide The deliberate destruction of racial political or cultural group Guerrilla tactics Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare

9. H Hieroglyphics An ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words sounds and concepts Habeas corpus A legal order for an inquartiy to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned Horizontal integration holocaust The combining of computing firms into one cooperation Name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during world war 2

10. I Import To buy goods from foreign markets Impeach To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office Impresentment Forcing people into service as in navy Interchangeable parts Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces

11. J Joint stock company A company in which investors Buy stock in the company in return For a share of its futures profits Joint occupation The possession and settling of an are shared by two or more countries judicial review The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution Judicial branch The branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws

12. K Bleeding Kansas With proslavery and antislavery forces in Kansas arming themselves the outbreak of violence became inventible Kansas-Nebraska act Hoping to encourage settlement of the west and open the way for transcontinental rail road Douglas proposed organizing the region west of the Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska Stephen watts kerney general: led his troops to new Mexico and California Keelboat A boat Lewis and Clark used to send back men with reports and specimens

13. L Legislative branch Branch of government that makes the nations laws Landslide An overwhelming victory Literacy Ability to read and write Loyalists American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

14. M Militia Group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies Mayflower compact Formal document written in 1620 provided law and order to the Plymouth colony Minutemen Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight Migration A movement of a large number of people into a new homeland

15. N Neutral rights The right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war Nullify To cancel or make inexpensive National debt The amount of money a national government owes to other government or its people Nationalism Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others

16. O Offensive Position of attacking or the attack itself Ordinance Laws or regulations Overseer Person who supervises a large operation or its workers Override To overturn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress

17. P Pilgrims Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s Patriots American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won Preamble Introduction to a formal document especially the constitution Pention A formal request

18. Q Quakers Believed every individual had an “inner right” that could guide that him/her to salivation

19. R Republic Government in which citizens rule through elected representatives Ratify To give official approval Resolution A formal expression Revivalngs A series of meetings conducted by a preacher to arouse religious emotion

20. S Segregation The separation Or isolation Secede To leave or withdraw Suffrage The right to vote Smuggling Trading illegaly with other nations

21. T Temperance The use if little or no Alcoholic drink Tariff a tax on imports or exports Turnpike A road that one must pay to use the money issued to pay for the road Triangular trade A trade route that exchanged goods between the west indies the American colonies and west Africa

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