by: Jordan Lewis 6 th period

American System- policies devised by Henry clay to simulate the growth of industries Abolitionist- a person who strong favors doing away with slavery Amendment- an addition to a formal document such as the constitution

Blockade runner- ships that sails into and out of blockaded areas Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly

Californios- Mexicans who lived in California Constitution- a formal plan of government Cotton Gin- a machine that removed seed from cotton fibers

Debtor- person of country that owes money Depression- a period of low economy activity and widespread unemployment Draft- the selection of persons for required military service

Emancipation- to free from slavery Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with other countries Export- to sell goods aboard

Federalists- supporters of the constitution Federation- a type of government that links groups together Fugitive- runaway of trying to run away

Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or curtail Global warming- a steady in average world temperature Guerrilla Warfare- a hit and run technique used in fighting in wars

Habeas corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine weather a person has been law fully imprisoned Hieroglyphics- an accent format writing using symbols and pictures represent words, sounds, and concepts Horizontal integration- the combing of competing firms into on corporation

Import- to buy goods from foreign market Inflation- a continues rise in the price of goods and service Impeach- to formally a public official with misconduction office

Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court systems that interprets the nations laws judicial review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution Jackson, Andrew- he is the 3 rd president of the U.S.

Key, Frances Scott- he wrote the star spangle banner Kansas- Nebraska act- to help keep slavery legal Kentucky- were the civil war had took place

Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the laws Literacy- the ability to redden write Loyalists- American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

Mayflower compact- a formal document written in 1620 that provided law and order to Plymouth colonist Militia- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergences Minute men- companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they ready to fight in a minutes notice

National dept- the amount of money a national government owes the other government or its people Neutral- taking no side in conflict Nullify- to cancel or make ineffective

Offensive- position of attacking or the attack itself Ordinance- a law or regulation Override- to overturn or deflect as a bill proposed in congress

Partisans- favoring one side of an issue Precedent- a tradition Privateer- armed private ships

Quakers- the society of friends Quartering- to provide living a accommodations Quechua- a incc language

Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army Resolution- a formal expression of opinion Revenue- incoming money

Secede- to leave or withdraw Secession- withdrawal from the union Sectionalism- loyalty to fission

Tariff- a tax on imports or exports Temperance- the use of little or no alcoholic drink Total war- war on all aspects of the enemies life

Unalienable rights- a right that cannot be surrendered Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consisting with the constitution Utopia- community based of a perfect society sought by reformers

Veto- to reject a bill and prevent it form becoming a law Virginia- state in the eastern U.S. Vermont- state in the northeastern U.S.

War hawk- republican during Madison presidency who pressed for war with Britain Washington, George- the first president of the U.S. Washington, Martha- wife of George Washington

XYZ affair- American attempt to help the British in the war

Yankee- union solider Yorktown- town in Virginia and site of the final battle of the American revolution Yeoman- owner of a small farm who didn’t have enslaved people

Zenger, John Peter- have a paper named New York weekly journal