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A Abolitionist- a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery. Abstain- to not take part in some activity, such as voting. Annex- to add territory to one’s own territory.

B Boomtown- a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or population. Burgesses- elected representative s 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. Cede-to give up by treaty.

D Debtor- person or country that owns money. Decree-an order or decision given by one in auythority Desert-to leave without permission

E Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with other countries. Emigrant-a person who leaves there country or region to live else where. Export- to sell goods aboard.

F Famine-an extreme shortage of food. Free man- a person freed from slavery. Frigate-war ship.

G Global warming- a steady increased in average world temperatur es. Guerrilla tactics- referring to surplice attacks or raid rather then organized war fare Genocide-the destruction of areca or cultural group.

H Habeas corpus- a legal order from an inquiry to determined whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned. Holocaust- the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during world war 2. Horizontal integration- the combining of competing firms into one corporation.

Import- to buy goods from foreign markets. Impressments- forcing people into the navy. Ironclad- armored naval vessel. I

J Joint occupation - the possession and settling of an area shaded by two or more countries. Judicial branch-the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nation laws. Judicial review- the right to supreme court to determine if a law violates the constution.

K Kansas bleeding Kansa Kentucky-civil war Knox Henry- secretary of war.

L Landslide-an over whelming victory. Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the nations laws. Lynching- putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mod.

M Maize- an early from of corn grown by the Native Americans. Martuyr- a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause. Majority- more then half.

N Neutral- taking no side of a conflict. Neutral rights- the right to sail the sea and not take sides in a war. Nullify- to cancel or make ineffective.

O Offensive- position of attacking or the attacked. Ordinance-a law or regulation. Override- to over turn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress.

P Precedent-a tradition. Prejudice- an unfair opinion Privateer- armed private ship.

Q Quakers- antislavery movement and women's right to vote. Quebec Act- passed shortly after the coercive act Quechua- incan language.

R Radical- extreme. Ranchero- Mexican ranch owner. Ratify- to give official approval to.

S Secede- to leave or withdraw. Secession- withdraw from union. Suffrage- the right to vote.

T Tariff- a tax on imports or export. Tide water-a region of flat, low-lying plains along the sea coast. Tribute- money paid for protection.

U Unalienable rights- a right that can not be surrendered. Unconstituon al- not agreeing or consistent. Underground railroad- a system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a new network of escape routes out of the south and freedom to the north.

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

W War Hawks- republican s during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain. Washingto n, George- the first president. Whitney, Eli- cotton gin.

X XYZ affair- the incident became the XYZ affair.

Y Yankee- Union soldier. Yellow journalism- a type of sensational, bia Yeoman- southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved.

Z John Peter Zenger- from New York weekly journal faced changes of libel for printing a critical report about the royal government of New York.