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My ABC History Book . Gregory Oliver 5/12/11 3 rd Period . A. Article- a part of a document such as the constitution that deals with a single subject . Abolitionist- A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery. . John Adams- The first president of the united states . B. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
My ABC History Book Gregory Oliver 5/12/11 3rd Period
A
Abolitionist- A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.
Article- a part of a document such as the constitution that deals with a single subject
John Adams- The first president of the united states
B
Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country.
Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly.
Blockade runner- ship that sails into and out of a blockade area.
C
Canal- an artificial waterway
Cash crop- farm crop raised to be sold for money Census-
official count of a population
D Draft- the selection of persons for required military service
Diversity- variety or difference
Debtor- person or country that owes money
E Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual
Emancipate- to free from slavery
Export- to sell goods aboard
F
Federalists- supports of the constitution
Freedom- a person freed from slavery
Frigate- warship
G
Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial political or cultural group
Global warming- a steady increase in average world temperatures
Greenback- a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the north during the civil war
H
Human rights- rights regarded belonging to all persons such as freedom from unlawful Imprisonment torture and execution
Horizontal integration- the combining of competing firms into one corporation
Habeas corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned
I
Implied powers- powers not specifically mentioned on the constitution
Import- to buy goods from foreign markets
Internet- a worldwide linking of computer networks
J
Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws
Judicial review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution
Joint occupation- the possession and setting of an area shared by two or more countries
L
Landslide- an overwhelming victory
Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the nations laws Lynching- putting
to death a person by illegal action of a mob
M
Maize- an early form of corn grown my N.A.
Mission- religious settlement
Monopoly- total control of an industry by one company
N
Nullify- to cancel or make ineffective
Neutrality- a position of not taking sides in a conflict
Neutral- taking no side in a conflict
Offensive- position of attacking or the attack itself.
Ordinance- a law or regulation
Override- to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress
O
Partisan- favoring one side of an issue
Precedent- a tradition
Privateer- armed private ship P
Kansas- it was known as bleeding Kansas because of the battle
Kickapoo- got kicked off of there land
Henry Knox- was elected as the first secretary of war by George Washington
K
Quakers- William Penn
Battle of Quebec- its now known as canada
Quebec- its now known as Canada
Q
Radical- Extreme
Ranchero- Mexican ranch owner
Rendezvous- a meeting
R
Suffrage- the right to vote
Secede- to leave or withdraw
Secession- withdrawal from the union
S
Tariff- a tax on import or export
Total war- war on all aspects of the enemies life
Toleration- the acceptance of different beliefs
T
Unalienable right- a right that cannot be surrendered
Utopia- community based on a wision of a perfect society sought by reformers
Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with constitution
U
Vaquero- his panic ranch hand
Veto- to reject a bill and prevent if form becoming a law
Vigilantes- people who take the law into there own hands
V
War hawks- republicans during Madison presidency who posed for war with Britain
Writ of assistance- legal document that ambled offices to search homes in warehouses for goods that might be smuggled
War of 1812- that was an important year
W
Yeoman- southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people
Yellow journalism- a type of sensational based and often false reporting
Yankee- union soldiers
Y