my history book of a.b.c taylor jones 8/45-13-14
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My History Book of
A.B.CTaylor Jones
8/45-13-14
A-Abolitionist- a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.
Alien-An immigrant living in a country in while he or she is not a citizen.
Amendment-An addition to a formal document such as the constitution
B-Boy Cotton-To refuse to buy items from a particular country.
Burgesses-elected
representatives to
an assembly
Bond-a note issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan with interest.
C-Cabinet-a group of advisers to the president.
Cash Crops- Farm crop raised to be solid for money.
Census- Official count of a population.
D-Depression-A period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment.
Douglass, Fredrick - Born into slavery abolitionist
Drought-A long period of time with little rainfall.
EEmbargo-An order prohibiting trade with another country.
Export- To sell goods abroad.
Emigrant-A person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere.
FFactory System- System bringing manufacturing steps together in one place to increase efficiency.
Federalism-The sharing of power between federal and statement
Fugitive- runaway or trying to run away
GGreenback- a piece of U.S. paper money 1st issued by the North during the Civil War
Guerrilla Referring-To surprise attacks or raids rather the organized warfare.
Global Warning- a steady increase in average world temperatures.
HHuman rights- Rights regarded as belonging to all person such as freedom from unlaw imprisonment torture and execution.
Henry, Patrick-
“Give me Liberty or
give me Death”
Hamilton, Alexander- Secretary of the treasury.
IImport- To buy from foreign markets goods .
Integrate-To end separation of different races and bring into equal membership on society.
Internet-A world wide linking of computers networks.
JJudicial Branch- The branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws
Judicial Review- The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution.
Jamestown-A colonist found in 1607 where plantation owners lived.
KKansas Nebraska Act- Franklin pierce , A new Hampshire democrat who supported the fugitive slave act, become president in 1853
King , Martin
Luther Jr.- A
meeting to
organize the
boycott a young
minister ,
Emerged as one
of the leaders of
the civil rights
Kentucky-Western settlement the four new states Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio
LLegislative Branch-The branch
of government that maker the
nation’s law.Loyalists- American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
Literacy Test- A method used
to prevent African Americans
from voting by requiring
prospective voters to read
and write at a specified level.
MManifest Destiny – The idea popular in the untied states during the 1800’s that the country must expand its boundaries to the pacific.
Mayflower compact – A formal document , written in1620 that provided law and order to the plymount colony.
Militia- A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.
NNeutral- Taking no sides in a conflict .
Neutral Rights – the rights to sail the seas and not take sides in a war.
Northwest passages-Water route to Asia through north American sought by European explorers.
OOrdinance-A new law or regulation.
Offensive- Position of
attacking or the
attack itself.
Override - To turn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress.
PPreamble-
Introduction to a
formal document
that explain its
purpose
Plantation- A large
estate run by an
owner or manager
and farmed by
laborers who lived
there.
Pilgrims- Separatists who
journeyed to the colonies
during the 1600s for a
religious purpose.
RRepublic-A Republic is a
Sovereign state in which
all segments of society
are enfranchised and in
which the state’s power is
constitutionally limited. Revenue-
Incoming money
Rebel-
Confederate
soldiers, so called
because of
opposition to the
established
government.
SSlavery- The
Institution that
supports the
holding of
human beings as
property.
Smuggling- Trading illegally with other nations
Sale Tax- Taxes paid
by the consumer on
the godsend
services people buy.
TTemperance- The
use of little or no
alcoholic drink.
Triangular trade- A trade route that exchanged goods between the West indies, the American colonies
and West Africa.
Tariff- Tax on
Foreign goods
brought into a
country. An
official schedule
of taxes imposed
by a government
on imports or
exports
UUnalienable Right- Rights that cannot be given or taken away, that cannot be transferred to another.
Underground Railroad- A system that helped enslaved African Americans follow
a network of escape routes out of the south to freedom in the north
Unconstitutional-
Not agreeing or
consistent with
the constitution
VVeto- To reject a bill
and prevent it from
becoming a law
Vigilantes- People who take the law into their own hands
Vertical Integration- The combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for becoming a law.
WWrit of Assistance-
Legal document that
enabled officers to
search homes and
warehouses for good
that might be
smuggled
Washington, George- First president , the Judiciary Act passed.
Eli Whitney-The inventor started the use of Interchangeable Parts.
XXYZ Affair-Diplomatic
scandal that almost caused
another war, this one
between the United States
and France. France was, at
the time, at war with Great
Britain. A treaty between
Britain and the U.S. failed to
guarantee France the right
to ship with the U.S. France
sent to the United States
three diplomats, thereafter
named X, Y, and Z, with
outrageous demands. The
result was undeclared war
between the two countries.
YYellow Journalism- A
type of sensational,
biased, and often false
reporting .
Yankee- Union Soldier.
Yeoman- Southern owner of a
small farm who did not have
enslaved people.
ZZinger, John Peter-
He was an American printer, publisher, editor and journalist whose indictment, trial and acquittal on sedition and libel charges (against the then Governor William Cosby of the New York Colony) in 1734 was an important contributing factor to the development of the freedom of the press in America.