ABC book of u.s. history

By: deonta brown

A• Alexander Hamilton- author of many of the federalist papers

• Abigail Adams-wife of john Adams

B• Bernardo de galves-Spaniard who held off British in new

Orleans • Benjamin Franklin-author ,publisher , inventor and diplomat

C• Chrispus Attucks-American hero • Colonial era-trade made on river

D• Dorothea dix-reformer who fought to improve the care of

mentally ill • Deere , john-inventor of the steel plow

E• English bill of right- called for frequent

• Early republic-steam boat invented during that time

F• Frederick Douglass-born slave but had escaped slavery

• Federalist-support the ratification of the constitution

G• George Washington-first president

• Gibbons v. Ogden- said federal government had the power to regulate trades between states

H• Homestead act-law that a person could he not claim 160 acres

of land in the western territories

• Henry clay- know as the great compromiser

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• Individual right-first 10 amendments

• Important readers-John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison

J• John Adams-wrote the xyz affair • James Madison-Henry clay system

K• King George lll-king of England

• Kansas Nebraska act-spreads slavery

L• Louisiana purchase-land bought by u.s in 1803

• Important dates-1607,1620

M• Magna Carta-limited the power of the king

• Marquis de lafayette-french noble who help american

N• Northwest ordinance-established government for northwest

• Nullification compromise-Henry clay’s compromise and nullifacation

O• Ordinance-a law or regulation

• Override-to overturn or defeat

P• Patriots-American colonist

• Poll tax-pay before vote

Q• Quaker-member of the Society of Friends

• Quartering- provides that "no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered, in any house,

R• Royal colony-colony run by government

• Republicanism-favoring of republic

S• Scalawag-trader

• Share cropping-share crops

T• Tariffs-a tax on imports or exports

• Triangle trade-a trade that trade slaves

U• Unalienable-a right that can not be surrendered

• Unconstitutional-not agreeing

V• Veto-to reject

• Virginia plan-each states would have deferent representatives

W• William Penn-established Pennsylvania

• War of 1812-prevented traded with other states

X• xyz- affair-Adams wanted to avoid war with France, he sent a

delegation to Paris to try to resolve the dispute. French refused to meet with the Americans, sent three agents who demanded a bribe. He incident became known as the xyz affair

Y• Yorktown-last major battle of the war

Z• Zenger , john peter-jounrnalist