Abstain- to not take part in activity such as voting

1. Ambush- a surprise attack Abstain- to not take part in activity such as voting Arsenal- a storage place for weapons and ammunitions

2. B’s • Boycott- Refuse to buy items from a particular country • Backcountry- region of hills and forest west to the tide water • Burgesses- elected representa Backcountry- region of hills and forest west to the tide water tives to an assembly

3. C’s • Cleveland Grover- elected president twice 22, 24 • Clinton , William J- elected 42 president • Carter , James E- elected 39 president

4. D’s • Desert- to leave w/o permission • Draft- selection of a person required military services • Depreciate- to fall in value

5. E’s • Export- to sell goods abroad • Emigrant- person who leaves a country region to leave else were • Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual

6. F’s • Fort Sumter- united states fort on a island • Franklin Roosevelt- elected 32th president • Franklin Peirce- elected 14th president

7. G’s • George Washington- 1st president and leader of British army • George Bush- 43th president • Global Warming- Increase of temperature

8. H’s • Herbert Hoover- 31st president • Hayes Rutherford- 19th president • Harrison Benjamin- 23rd president

9. I’s • Import- To buy goods from foreign market • Inflation- a continuous rise in the price of goods and services • Ironclad- armored naval ressel

10. J’s • Joint Occupation- the possession and setting of an area shared by 2 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

11. L’s • Literacy- the ability to read and write. • Landslide- an overwhelming victory • Loyalist- American colonist who remain loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

12. M’s • Maize- an early form of corn grown by native Americans. • Militia- a group of Indians trained to fight in emergencies • Majority- more than half

13. N’s • Nullify- to cancel or make ineffective • Naturalization- to grant full citizenship has foreigner • Neutral- taking no side or conflict

14. O’s • Override- overturn or default as a ball proposed in congress • Offensive- position of attacking or attack itself • Ordinance- a law or regulation

15. P’s • Part same- favoring one side if an issue • Precedent- D tradition • Plurality- largest single shore

16. Q’s • Quakers- protestant group of dissenters • Quebec act- the act set up a permanent government • Quedruple-allience for help in its fight against revolution force in south America

17. R’s Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army Repeal- to cancel an act or law Revenue- incoming money

18. S’s • Secede- to leave or withdraw • Smuggling- trading illegally with other nations • Sedition- activities armed at weakening establish government

19. T’s • Tariff- to tax imports or exports • Total war- war on all aspects of the enemy life • Tajano- a Mexican who claims Texas as his home

20. U’s • Unalienable right- a right that can not be surrendered • Utopin- community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformeres • Unconstitutional- agreeing or consistent with the constitution

21. V’s • Vaquero- Hispanic ranch hand • Vigilantes- people who the law into their own hands • Veto- to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law

22. W’s • War hawks- republicans during Madison or war presidency who passed for war with Britain • Woa- legal documents that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled

23. Y’s • Yeoman- southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people • Yankee- union soldiers • Yellow journalism- a type of sensational biased , and often false reporting

24. Z’s • Zenger, Peter – faced charges of libel of printing a critical report about royal government • Zuni- people from the south west preticipated in the sophisticated trade network extended out the south west and in Mexico