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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J’s Joint Occupation- the possession and setting of an area shared by 2 or more countries 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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