Abolitionist- a person against slavery Alliance- a close association of natives or other groups Abstain- to not take part in some activity Ambush- a surprise attack

Boycott- to refuse to buy item from a particular country Burgesses- elected representatives to an asssembly Backcountry- a region of hills and forests west of tidewater Blockade runner- ship that sails in and out of a blockaded area

Cabinet- a group of advisors to the presdent Canal- an artificial waterway Capital- money for investment Cede- to give up by treaty

Diversity- variety or difference Desert- To leave without permission Disarment- removal of weapons Dissent- disaggrement to or with an opionion

Export- to sell goods abroad Emancipate- to free from slavery Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual Entrenched- occupying a strong defensive position

Famine- an extreme shortage of food Frigate- warship Freedman- a person freed from slavery Entrenched- occupying a strong defensive position

Global warming- a steady increase in average world temperature Greenback- a piece of u.s. paper money Genocide- the deliberate destruction of radical political or cultural group Guerrila tactics- reffering to surprise attacks

Horizontal immigration- the combining of competing firms into one corp Habeous Corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned Holocaust- the mass slaughter of jews Hieroglyphics- an ancient form of writing

Import- to buy goods from foreign traders Ironclad- armored naval vessel