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ABC book. Of U.S. History. A’s. Abolitionists-People who strongly don’t want slavery . Abstain- Not to take park in an activity. Arsenal-Storage for guns and or ammo. B’s. Blockade Runner -ship that goes in and out of blockade lines. Bounty-Money given as a reward.
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ABC book Of U.S. History
A’s • Abolitionists-People who strongly don’t want slavery. • Abstain- Not to take park in an activity. • Arsenal-Storage for guns and or ammo.
B’s • Blockade Runner-ship that goes in and out of blockade lines. • Bounty-Money given as a reward. • Burgesses-Elected representatives go to an assembly.
C’s • Canal-artificial water way. • Cash Crop-Farm crop sold for money. • Constitution- Formal plan of government.
D’s • Debtor- Person or country that owes money. • Decree- Order or decision given by authority. • Depreciate-Fall in value
E’s • Electoral college- Elected voters who vote for presidency. • Emancipate-Free From Slavery. • Export-Sell goods away.
F’s • Federalism- sharing power between the government and Feds. • Frigate-Warship • Fugitive-Runaway
G’s • Genocide-Destruction of a “Different” group. • Guerilla tactics-Hiding and ambushing. • Guerilla warfare- Hit and Run technique.
H’s • Holocaust-Mass slaughter of Jew in WW2. • Horizontal Integration-Combining of two Corporations to make one. • Human Rights-Rights to all people.
i’s • Impeach-charge official with misconduct in office. • Imperialism-Actions from one nation to show dominance over a smaller nation. • Import- Buy incoming goods from away.
J’s • Jackson, Andrew- 7th president, dealt with many conflicts in the war. • Jefferson, Thomas-3rd president, wrote “The Declaration Of Independence.” • Judicial Review-A review on judicial placing.
K’s • Kansas- Central state, fought over slavery issue. • Kentucky-South central state, sided w/ Union. • Key, Francis- Attorney, wrote the “Star Spangled Banner.”
L’s • Literacy- The ability to read and write. • Log Cabin Campaign- Name given to W. Harrison’s campaign for the 1840 presidency symbol. • Loyalists- Colonists still loyal to Great Britain.
M’s • Majority-More then half. • Mercenary- Soldier that serves for a foreign country. • Militia- Group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.
N’s • Neutral- taking neither sides. • Nomads- People who move from area to area. • Nullify-Make ineffective.
O’s • Offensive- Attack • Ordinance- Regulation • Override- Overturn
P’s • Pacifist- Opposed to war and violence. • Plurality- Largest single share. • Precedent- a tradition.
Q’s • Quakers- open to religion. • Quartering of troops- give troops what they need to live. • Quechua- and Incan Language.
R’s • Radical- EXTREME! • Rancho- Mexican settler made property. • Repeal- cancel and act or law.
S’s • Secede- Leave or withdraw. • States’ rights- Right given to states for themselves to level out the governments power. • Strike- Stopping to work because of conditions.
T’s • Tariff-Tax on imports or exports. • Tejano-Mexican that resides to Texas. • Tribute- Money paid for protection.
U’s • Unalienable rights- A right that cannot be surrendered. • Unconstitutional- Not agreeing with the constitution. • Utopia- Perfect society.
V’s • Vaquero- Hispanic Ranch Hand. • Veto- Reject a bill. • Vigilantes- People who take law into there own hands.
W’s • War Hawks- people who wanted to fight GB again during Madison's presidency. • Writ of assistance- Legal document needed to search houses. • Washington, Martha- 1st 1st lady. George Washington’s wife.
X’s • XYZ Affair- Adam’s urged wars referring to French agents X, Y, Z.
Y • Yankee- Union Soldier. • Yellow Journalism- A type of Sensational false reporting. • Yeoman- Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people.
Z • Zenger , John Peter-Journalist for the New York weekly journal. Gave important step to free press.