1. Diana Aguilar 3 rd pd 1607 - 1865

2. Ambush- a surprise attack.Arsenal- a storage place for weapons and ammunition. Abstain- to not take part in some activity, such as voting. Affluence- the state of having much wealth.

3. Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country. Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly. Backcountry- a region of hills and forests west of the Tidewater. Blockade Runner- ship that sails into and out of a blockade area.

4. Canal- an artificial waterway. Capital- money for investment. Cabinet- a group of advisers to the president. Californios- Mexican who lived in California.

5. Desert- to leave without permission. Diversity- variety or difference. Debtor- person or country that owes money. Depreciate- to fall in value.

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

7. Frigate- warshipsFugitive- runaway or trying to run away Famine- an extreme shortage of food. Federalists- supporters to the Constitution

8. Greenback- a piece of U.S. paper money 1 st issued by the North during the Civil War. Guerrilla Tactics- referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare. Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. Global Warning- a steady increase in average world temperatures.

9. Holocaust- the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis. Horizontal Integration- the combining of competing firms into one corporation Habeas Corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned. Hieroglyphics- an ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts

10. Inflation- a continuous rise in the price of goods and services. Interchangeable Parts- uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces. Import- to buy goods from foreign markets Impressment- forcing people into service, as in the Navy.

11. Judicial Branch- the branch of government including the federal courts system, that interprets the nation’s laws. Judicial Review- the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution. Joint Occupation- the possession and setting of an area shared by 2 or more countries. Joint- Stock Company- a company in which investors but stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits.

12. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions- of 1798 and 1799 claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts could not be put into action because they violated the Constitution. Knox, Henry- secretary of war. Kansas-Nebraska Act- passed by Congress in the 1854; repealed the Missouri Compromise; allowed states to decide if they should be slave or free King George III- was the king of England who disband the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch.

13. Legislative Branch- the branch of government that make the nation’s laws. Loyalists- American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed to the war for independence. Laissez- Faire- policy that government should as little as possible in the nation’s laws. Landslide- an overwhelming victory.

14. Mayflower Compact- a formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony. Mercantilism- the theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth. Magna Carta- had placed limits on the power of the monarch. Maize- an early form of corn.

15. Neutral- taking no side in conflict. Nullify- to cancel or make. Nationalism- loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others. Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner.

16. Onis, Adams Treaty- Spanish agreed to set the limits or their territory. Oregon Country- was a huge area that lay between the Pacific Ocean and rocky mountain and north of California. Ordinance- law or regulation.Ohio River Valley- French held territory.

17. Privateers- armed private ships. Pilgrims- seperatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for religious purpose. Patriots- Americans colonist who were determined to fight the British until American independence won. Popular Sovereignty- political theory that government is subject to the will of the people.

18. Quartering of Troops- no soldier shall, in time of peace be quarted in any house. Quechua- the Inca language. Quakers- believed that every individual had an inner light that could guide him or her salvation. Quebec- the capital of New France.

19. Repeal- to cancel an act or law. Revenue- incoming money. Ratify- to give official approval. Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army.

20. Sectionalism- loyalty to a region. Suffrage- the right to vote. Secede- to leave or withdraw.Secession- withdrawal from the Union.

21. Total War- war on all aspects of the enemy’s life. Triangular Trade- a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and the West Africa. Tariff- a tax on imports or exports. Temperance- the use of little or no alcoholic drink.

22. Utopia- community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformers. Underground Railroad- a system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network to escape routes. Unalienable Rights- a right that cannot be surrendered. Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with the Constitution.

23. Virginia- was part of the upper South. Virginia Plan- was a plan called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive chosen by the lower house. Veto- to reject a bail and prevent it. Battle of Vicksburg- the turning point of the Civil War.

24. Writ of Assistance- legal document that enabled officers to search home and warehouse for goods that might be smuggled. William Bradford- leader of Plymouth and Historian. War of 1812- war between Great Britain and the United States. War Hawks- republicans during Madison’s presidency who pressed of war with Britain.

25. XYZ Affair- French agents that urged Congress to prepare for war.

26. Yankee- Union soldier.Yorktown, Virginia- where General Cornwallis camped.

27. Zachary Taylor- 12 th president.