My ABC Book of U.S History

My ABC Book of U.S History Katie Cole 5th period May 12,2011

A Ambush – a surprise attack Abolitionist – a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery Abstain – to not take part in some activity , such as voting

B Burgesses – elected representatives to an assembly. Boycott – to refuse to buy items from a certain country. Barton , Clara – organized the American red cross , and helped nurse soldiers on the battlefield .

C John Calhoun – opposed to antislavery . Cash Crop – farm crop raised to be sold for money. Cede – to give up by treaty.

D Dix , Dorothea – helped improve prisons and mentally ill people Debtor – a person or country that owes money. Desert – to leave without permission

E Edwards , Jonathan – preacher in the great awakening. Export – to sell goods a broad Embargo – an order prohibiting trade with another country.

F Ford , Henry – made a gas powered automobile that could be made cheaply. Frigate – warship Famine – an extreme shortage of food .

G Genocide – the deliberate destruction of a racial , political ,or cultural group . Garrison , William Lloyd - A major abolitionist who made a big impact toward antislavery. Global warming – a steady increase in average world temperature .

H Habeas Corpus – a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned . Horizontal integration – the combining of competing firms into one corporation . Hamilton , Alexander – helped revise articles of confederation , died in a duel with Arron Burr .

I Implied powers – powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution . Ironclad – armored naval vessel Import – to buy goods from foreign markets .

J Judicial branch – the branch of government , including the federal court system , that interprets nations laws . Jay , John – chief justice of America Joint occupation – the possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries .

K Knox , Henry – secretary of war . Keller , Helen – overcame the challenges of being born blind and deaf . Key , Francis Scott – wrote the star spangled banner .

L Literacy – the ability to read and write . Landslide – an overwhelming victory Lee , Robert E – was the commander of the confederate army in the civil war

M Maize – an early form of corn grown by Native Americans . Majority – more than half . Mann , Horace – a lawyer who became the head of education in 1837

N Nixon , Richard m- lawyer from California who became our 37 president . Naturalization – to grant full citizenship to a foreigner . Neutral – taking no side in a conflict .

O Offensive – position of attacking or the attack itself . Owen , Robert – established new harmony , Indiana . Ordinance – a law or regulation .

P Perjury – lying when one has sworn an oath to tell the truth . Plurality – largest single share . Parks , Rosa – was arrested because she wouldn’t leave the section of the bus for white people .

Q Quebec act – was when British attacked the capital of France . Quechua – Incan language Quakers – believed everyone was equal in Gods eyes .

R Radical - extreme Ranchero – Mexican ranch owner . Revere , Paul – warned Lexington the British were coming .

S Secede – to leave or withdraw . Suffrage – the right to vote . Sacagawea – was a Indian guide for Louis and Clark .

T Tejano – Mexicans who claimed Texas has their home . Tariff – a tax on imports or exports . Taney , Roger B – said Dredd Scott –was still a slave and as a slave Scott wasn’t a citizen .

U Unconstitutional – not agreeing or consistent with the constitution . The Ute – Native Americans Unalienable right – a right that cant be surrendered

V Veto – to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law Vaquero – Hispanic ranch hand Van Buren , Martin – 8th president of the United States

W Write of assistance – allows officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled. War Hawks – republicans during Madison presidency who pressed for war with Britain . Walker , David – argued that America was for whites only

X Xyz affair – was when America refused to pay French who sent agents and America refused to call them by name instead they were called xyz . VS

Y Yakima – Native Americans who lived off fish . Young ,Brigham – head of Mormons Yemen – place were terrorist blew up the Uss Cole .

Z Zenger , John Peter – was charged for writing a critical report about a royal governor . The Zuni – Native Americans from the south west .

My ABC Book of U.S History