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Nykia Lloyd May 13 th, 2011 5 th Period [Social Studies]
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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
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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
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Cash Crop-Farm Crop Raised To Be Sold For Money Cede-To Give Up By Treaty Columbus, Christopher- Discovered America
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Desert-To Leave Without Permission Diversity-Variety Or Difference Decree-An Order Or Decision Given By One in Authority
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Export-To Sell Goods Aboard Emancipate-To Free From Slavery Embargo-An Order Prohibiting Trade With Other Countries
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Famine-An Extreme A Shortage Of Food Frigate-Warship Fugitive-Runaway Or Trying To runaway
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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
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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
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Imports-To Buy Goods From Foreign Markets Ironclad-Armored Naval Vessel Impeach-TO Formally Charge A Public Official With Misconduct In Office
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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
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Kennedy, John F.- President Of The United States. Lived 1917-1963
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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
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Majority-More Than Half Mission-Religious Settlement Mercantilism-The Theory That State’s Or Nation’s Power Depended On it’s Wealth
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Nullify-To Cancel Neutral-Taking No Side In A Conflict Naturalization-To Grant Full Citizenship To A Foreigner
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Ordinance-A Law Or Regulation Offensive- Position Of Attacking Override-To Overturn Or Defeat
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Plurality-Largest Single Share Precedent-A Tradition Privateer-Armed Private Ship
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Quakers-Protestant Group Of Dissenters Quarters-To Provide Living Accommodations Quebec-City in Canada
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Ratify-To Give Official Approval To Recruit-To Enlist Soldiers In The Army Revenue- Incoming Money
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Suffrage- The Right To Vote Secede-To Leave Or To Withdraw Secession- Withdrawal From The Union
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Tariff-A Tax On Imports Or Exports Technology-The Application Of Scientific Discoveries To Practical Use Tribute-Money Paid For Protection
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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
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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
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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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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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