A.  Abolitionist-a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.  Amendment-an addition to a formal document such as the constitution.  Adobe-a sun dried mud brick used to build the homes of some Native Americans.

B.  Backcountry-a region of hill’s and forests west of the tide-waters.  Burgesses-elected representatives to an assembly.  Boycott-to refresh to buy items from a particular.

C.  Cabinet- a group of advisers to the president.  California's- Mexicans who lived in California.  Canal- an artificial waterway.

D.  Debtor- person or country that loans money.  Decree- an order or decision given by one in authority.  Demiliarize- to remove armed forces from an area.

E.  Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular in dividable.  Emancipate- to free from slavery.  Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with another country.

F.  Fugitive-runaway or trying to run away.  Federalism-the sharing of powers between federal and state government.  Federalists- supporters of the constiution.

G.  Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.  Global warmer-a steady increase in average world tem-peratures.  Guerrilla- referring to surprise attacks or rather than organized Harare.

H.  Habeas corpus-a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned  Harrison, William- 9 th president of the United States and member of the Whig Party  Horizontal integration- the combining of competing firms into one corporation.

I. Impeach- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office. Implied powers-powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution. Import- to buy goods from foreign goods.

J.  Judicial Review-the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution.

K.  John F. Kennedy- 35 th president Kansas- Nebraska Act- called bleeding Kansas.

L.  Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the nations laws.  Literacy- the ability to read and write.  Loyalist- American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independent.

M.  Martyr- a person who sacrifices his/her life for a principle.  Migration- a movement of a large number of people into a new home land.  Militia- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergehcies.

N.  Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner.  Neutral- taking no side in a conflict.  Neutral rights- the right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war.

O.  Ordinance- a law or regulation.  Overseer- a person who supersizes a large operation or its workers.  Ozone- the layer of gas composed of a form of oxygen that protects the earths and its people from cancer-causing sun rays.

P.  Petition- a formal request.  Plantation- a large estate run by an owner or manager and formed by laborers.  Privateer- armed private ship.

Q.  Quakers- protestant group of dissent-tears.

R.  Ratify- to give official approval to.  Republic- a government in which citizens rule through elected representation.  resolution- a formal expression of opinion.

S.  Seceded- to leave or withdraw.  Sectionalism-loyalty to Breton.  Suffrage- the right to vote.

T.  Tariff- a tax an imports or exports.  Temperance-the use of little or no alcoholic drink.  Turnpike- a road that one must pay to use the money is used to pay for the road.

U.  Unalienable rights- a right that cannot be surrendered.  Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with the constitution.  Utopia- community based on a vision of perfect society sought by reformers.

V.  Veto- to reject a ball and prevent it from becoming a law.  Vigilantes- people who take the law into their own hands.

W.  War hawks- republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Brittan.  Writs of assistance- legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled.

X.  Xyz Affair- a code form the president urged congress to prepare for war.

Y.  Yankee- union solders.  Yorktown- virgin 1607  Duke of York-king Charles 2 brother.

Z.  John Peter Zenger.