ABC’s of History Calvin Lourens

A Abstain - to not take part in some event Affluence – the state of having wealth Ambush – surprise attack Arsenal – a storage place for weapons and ammunition

B Back country – a region of hills and forest Bicameral – consisting of two houses, chambers, especially in a legislature. Blockade runner – a ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area. Burgesses – elected representatives to an assembly

c Canal – artificial water wayCapital – money for investment Caravel – a small fast ship with a broad bow Cede – to give up by treaty

D Debtor – a person that owes money Decree – an order or decision given by authority Disarmament – removal of weapons Diversity – a variety of difference

E Effigy – a rag figure representing an unpopular individual Emancipation – freeing from slavery Entrenched – occupying a strong defensive position Export – a good sold from another country

F Famine – an extreme shortage of food Freedman – a person freed from slavery Frigate - warship Fugitive – running away or trying to run away

G Genocide – the deliberate destruction of radial, political, or cultural group Global warming – a steady increase in average temperature all over the world Greenback - refers to paper currency that was issued by the US during the American civil war Guerilla – referring to surprise Attack or raids rather than organized warfare

H Habeas Corpus – a legal order for an inquiry to determine weather a person has been lawfully imprisoned Holocaust – the name given to the mass slaughter of the Jews and the other groups by the Nazis during WW2 Hieroglyphics – an ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts Horizontal Integration – the combining of competing firms into one corporation

I Impeach- to formally charge a public official with misconduct Implied Powers – powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution Import – buying goods from a foreign market Ironclad – armored naval vessel

J Joint Occupation – the possession and settling of an area shared by 2 or more countries Jackson, Andrew – mainly known for being the seventh president 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.

K Kansas-Nebraska Act – Kansas was located above the parallel and it became slave state but from then on no states above it may be slave states Bleeding Kansas – when Kansas was holding a vote about slavery it ended up having a mini civil war in it and it became known as bleeding Kansas King George III – was the king of G.B. during the American Revolution When the U.S. gained Freedom. Kentucky – one of the United States founded in 1792

L Landslide – an overwhelming victoryLaissez Faire – a policy that government should interfere as little as possible with the nations economy Literacy – the ability to read and write Lynching – putting to death by the illegal action of a mob

M Maize – an early form of corn grown by native Americans Majority – more than half Marshall, John – chief justice in Marburry v. Madison and McCullouch v. Maryland Mission – religious settlement

N Naturalized Citizen – to give an immigrant full citizenship Neutral - taking no side in conflict Non importation – the act of not importing certain goods Nullify – to cancel or make ineffective

O Ordinance – a law or regulationOffensive – position of attack or attacking Override – to overturn or defeat as a bill passed by congress Oppose – to take other side

P Partisan – favoring one side Petition – a formal request Pilgrimage – a journey to a holy place Privateer – armed private ship

Q Quakers - a religious group, very tolerant. Came to America in search of religious Freedom. Quebec, Battle of – a battle in Quebec in which the French lost Quebec Act – it set up a system of government I Quebec Quartering of troops – when your forced to house and feed soldiers

R Radical - extreme Recruit – enlist soldiers into the army Ratify – to give official approval Repeal – cancel an act or a law

S Secede – leave or withdraw Sectionalism – loyalty to a region Shays Rebellion – led by farmer Daniel Shay they did this to keep their land Sherman, William Tecumseh – He thought he could predict the future everyone thought he was crazy

T Tea Act – when Samuel Adams went to the Boston harbor and dumped all of the tea into the ocean Texas – gained by the U.S. in 1845 and became an United State Tennessee - became an United State in 1796 Tippecanoe, Battle of – an American victory in the American Revolution

U Unalienable Right – a right that cannot be surrendered Unconstitutional – not agreeing with the constitution Union – during the civil war in the north people who were against slavery Utopia – a community based on a vision of a perfect community

V Vaquero – Hispanic ranch land Veto – to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law Vigilantes – people who take the law into their own hands Virginia, Jamestown – the first permanent English settlement of America

W Washington, George – the first president and led the continental army to victory War of 1812 – between the British and America ended by treaty Whitney, Eli – a successful Inventor known for the cotton gin Washington, Martha -

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