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1 Nykia Lloyd May 13 th, 2011 5 th Period [Social Studies]

2 Abolitionist-A Person Who Strongly Favors Doing Away With Slavery Abstain-To Not Take Part In Same Activity, Such As Voting Adobe-A Sun-Dried Sun Brick

3 Boycott-To Refuse To Buy Items From A Certain Country Blockade- To Close A Country’s Ports Backcountry-A Region Of Hills And Forests West Of The Tide- Water

4 Cash Crop-Farm Crop Raised To Be Sold For Money Cede-To Give Up By Treaty Columbus, Christopher- Discovered America

5 Desert-To Leave Without Permission Diversity-Variety Or Difference Decree-An Order Or Decision Given By One in Authority

6 Export-To Sell Goods Aboard Emancipate-To Free From Slavery Embargo-An Order Prohibiting Trade With Other Countries

7 Famine-An Extreme A Shortage Of Food Frigate-Warship Fugitive-Runaway Or Trying To runaway

8 Guerrilla-A Hit And Run Technique Used In Fighting Wars Global Warming-A Steady Increase In Average World Temperature Genocide-The Deliberate Destruction Of A Racial Political Or Cultural Group

9 Human Rights-Rights Regarded As Belonging To All People Holocaust-The Name Given To The Mass Slaughter Of Jews And Other Groups By The Nazis Horizontal Integration-The Combing Of Competing Firms Into One Corporation

10 Imports-To Buy Goods From Foreign Markets Ironclad-Armored Naval Vessel Impeach-TO Formally Charge A Public Official With Misconduct In Office

11 Judicial Review-Right Of Supreme Court To Determine If A Law Violates The Constitution Judicial Branch-Branch Of Government That Interprets The Nation’s Law Joint Stock Company-A Company In Which Investors Buy Stocks In The Company In Return For A Share Of It’s Future Profits

12 Kennedy, John F.- President Of The United States. Lived 1917-1963

13 Landslide-An Over Whelming Victory Lynching-Putting To Death A Person By The Illegal Action Of A Mob Legislative Branch-The Branch Of Government That Makes The Nation’s Laws

14 Majority-More Than Half Mission-Religious Settlement Mercantilism-The Theory That State’s Or Nation’s Power Depended On it’s Wealth

15 Nullify-To Cancel Neutral-Taking No Side In A Conflict Naturalization-To Grant Full Citizenship To A Foreigner

16 Ordinance-A Law Or Regulation Offensive- Position Of Attacking Override-To Overturn Or Defeat

17 Plurality-Largest Single Share Precedent-A Tradition Privateer-Armed Private Ship

18 Quakers-Protestant Group Of Dissenters Quarters-To Provide Living Accommodations Quebec-City in Canada

19 Ratify-To Give Official Approval To Recruit-To Enlist Soldiers In The Army Revenue- Incoming Money

20 Suffrage- The Right To Vote Secede-To Leave Or To Withdraw Secession- Withdrawal From The Union

21 Tariff-A Tax On Imports Or Exports Technology-The Application Of Scientific Discoveries To Practical Use Tribute-Money Paid For Protection

22 Unalienable Rights- A Right That Cannot Be Surrendered Underground Railroad-A System That Helped Enslaved African Americans Follow A Network Of Escape Routes Out Of The South To Freedom in the North Unconstitutional-Not Agreeing Or Constant With The Constitution

23 Vaquero-Hispanic Ranch Hand Vector-To Reject A Bill And Prevent It From Becoming A Law Vigilantes-People Who Take The Law Into Their Own Hands

24 War Hawks-Republicans During Madison’s Presidency Who Pressed For War With Britain Writ Of Assistance-Legal Document That Enabled Officers To Search Homes For Smuggled Goods Washington, Booker T.-Founded The Tuskegee Institute TO Teach African Americans Technical Skills TO Help The Escape Poverty

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26 Yankee-Union Soldier Yellow Journalism-A Type Of Sensational, Biased, And Often False Reporting Yeoman-Southern Owner Of A Small Farm Who Did Not Have Enslaved People

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