1. My A B C book of history (1607-1865)
By Laquintry Murphy
8TH history, Mrs. Fowler
May 11,2011

2. A Abstain- refrain voluntary especially from a action
Adobe- a building made of adobe bricks
Alien- a person of a another family or race

3. B Backcountry- a region of hills forest west of the tide water
Boycott- the process of a instant boycotting
Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly

4. C Cabinet- a group of advisers to the president
californios- Mexican who in California
canal- an artificial water way

5. D Debtor- person or country who owes money
Decree- an order or decision given by an authority
Desert- to leave without permission

6. e Effigy- rag figure representing an upper individual
Emancipate- to free slaves
Embargo- an order prohibiting trade with a country

7. f Famine- an extreme shortage of food
Federalist- supporters of the constitution
Frigate- a warship

8. g Guerrilla warfare- a hit and run tack tick
Grant ,Ulysses s.- the general of the union

9. h
House of burgesses- where the representatives meet for the first time
Human rights- rights for all men to be equal
Harding ,warren G.- the 29 president of America

10. I Import- to buy goods from foreign markets
Impeach- to formally charge an official with miss conduct
Internet- a worldwide linking of computer networks

11. j Jonson ,Andrew- 17th president and a republican
Jackson, Andrew- a great general and the 7th president
Jefferson, Thomas- third president and wrote the declaration of independents

12. k Kansas bleeding- killed five slave supporters
Kansas Nebraska act- signed may 1854
Keelboat- Indian tribe

13. l Landside- an worth while victory
Lyching- putting to death by illegal action
Literacy- the ability to read and write

14. m Maize- an early form of corn grown by native Americans
Majority- more than half
Mission- religion settlement

15. n Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner
Neutral- taking no side in a conflict
Nullity- to cancel

16. o Ordinance- a law or regulation
Offensive- position of attacking of or attack itself
Override- to overturn of defeat

17. p Partism- favoring one side of an issue Petition- a formal request
Pilgrimage- a journey to a holy place

18. q Quakers- believed that every individual had inner rights
Quebec act- granted religious freedom to French colonist
Quebec battle of- was thought to be an impossible attack

19. r Radical- extreme Rancher- Mexican ranch owner
Repeal- to cancel an act or law

20. s Secede- to leave or withdraw Secession- withdrawal from the union
Suffrage- the right to vote

21. t Tariff- a tax on imported goods
Tijuana- a Mexican who claims Texas as his home
Transcontinental- extending across a continent

22. u Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with the constitution
Utopia- community based on a vision
Underground railroad- a system that helped slaves escape

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

24. w War hawks- republicans during Madison's presidency
West India's- islands in the Caribbean sea
Wyoming- territory provided by woman rights to vote

25. x
Xyz affair- three French agents

26. y Yankee- union solider
yeuran- southern owner of a small farm who didn’t have slave
Yellow journalism- a type of sensational

27. z
Zeni- people of the south west