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My abc book u.s history By christian.admire 4 5-12-11
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A Abolitionist-a person against slavery Arsenal – a place to store weapons Amendment an addition to the constitution
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Bonds-promise to pay back money issued by the government Boomtown- a sudden growth in population Boycott-refuse to by items from a particular country
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Canal -artificial water way Cash crop- crop raised for money Civil war – two citizens fighting each other from the same country
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Douglas Fredric most famous free slave Davis Jefferson president of south during civil war draft required military service
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Emancipation proclamation –freed all slaves in north English bill of rights – helped are bill of rights Export -sell goods
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Factory system- manufacturing step to speed up a process Federalist –power between federal and state Freed man a person freed from slavery
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guerrilla warfare- hit and run tactics Gadsden purchase- last perchance of the united states of America George king III -king during revolutionary war
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Hancock john –signed the declaration of the united states of America Hennery Patrick-gave the speech of give me liberty or give me death Homestead act gave it 60 acres of land to people that can hold it for 3 years
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Impeach-vote out of office Import- buy goods from furan market Inflation-rise on price in goods
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Judicial branch – courts and laws Judicial review –established the judicial branch Jefferson Thomas-he was the third president
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Kansas Nebraska act-popular solvency was used foe the first time Kansas,bleeding mini civil war was held Key francs Scott-wrote the star spangled banner
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Lassie –fare -government interfere as little as possible Landslide-overwhelming victory Loyalists-loyal to Britten in revolutionary war
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Majority-more than half Mercalisam -system ware power equals wealth Militia-a group of untrained solders
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Neutral –no sides to a fight or argument Northwest passage-water route throw north America Nullify –cancel
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Offence- to take an attack Ordnance -law Over ride-over turn a bill
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Pacifist- opposed war and violance Patriot –wanting to fight for freedom Petition -formal request
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Quakers- don’t have a religion and didn't care
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Ratify – give official approval Recruit – enlist in army Resolution –formal expression of option
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Secede-leave of withdraw Secession –withdraw from union Slave code –laws for slaves
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Tariff- tax on imports Total war –war on all enemy life Tribute-money paid for protection
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Unalienable rights-rights that can not be surrendered unconstitutional- not constant with constitution Utopia-perfect society
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Vaquero-Hispanic ranch hand Veto-reject bill Vigilantes-people that take law into own hands
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War hawks –people that wanted war with Britain Writ of assistance -allowed officers to search homes Washington d.c.- capital of united states of America
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Xyz affair –France sent spies to the states
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Yankee-union solder Yorktown – ware Brittan surrendered Yeoman-southern farm owner that had no slaves
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Zenger john peter –used freedom of press to get out of law suite Zuni the native Americans in south west
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