ABC book of U.S History

By: William Brown

A’s

A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, esp. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.

Abolitionist Adams John

as an American statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, ...

Amendment

A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.

Antifederlists

A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.

B’sBoston Massacre

called the Boston Riot by the English, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British redcoats killed five civilian men. ...

Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments of the constitutions

Bull run Battle

known as the First Battle of Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces), was fought on July 21, 1861

Blockade

an effort to cut off food, supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force, either in part or totally

C’sCivil War

The American Civil War (1861–1865), also less commonly known as the War Between the States (among other names), was a civil war in the United States of America.

Constitution

A formal plan of government..

Cash Crops

A crop which is grown for profit. Cotton is the main cash crop in central India.

Compromise

Of all the bills that made up the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was the most controversial.

D’sDebtor

Person or country that owes money.

Drought

A long period of time wit little rainfall

Draft

The selection of persons for required military service..

Desert

To leave without permission…

E’sEmancipate

To free from slavery….

Emigrant

A person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere…

Entrenched

Occupying a strong defensive position.

Export

To sell goods aboard..

F’sFederalists

Supporters of the constitution..

Freedman

A person freed from slaveryForty- Niners

People who went to California during the gold rush…

Fugitive

Runway or trying to run away…

G’sGuerrilla Warfare

a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians ...

Greenback

slang term for U.S. paper dollars…

Genocide

The deliberate destruction of racial, political or cultural group..

Guerrilla Tactics

Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare…

H’sHuman Rights

rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled

Habeas Corpus

Hieroglyphics Horizontal Integration

is a writ, or legal action , through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. ...

writing and numbering, with translators for numbers and fractions.

a type of ownership and control It is a strategy used by a business ….

I’sImpressments

Imports

Iron Clad

Implied Powers

Forcing people into services as into the navy..

To buy goods from foreign markets…Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution…

Armored navel vessel…

J’sJudicial Review John Brown

Judicial Branch Jones, John Paul

The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution…

The branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nations laws.

An abolitionist who believed god chose him to end slavery…

Founder of the U.S navy….

K’sKansas Nebraska Act King Luther Martin jr

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Bleeding Kansas

The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 (10 Stat. 277) created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands that would help the settlers settle in them

were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took ...

Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a series of violent events , involving anti-slavery Free-Stater’s and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" ...

was the youngest man to have ... King, Martin Luther, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? ...

L’sLandslide Loyalists

Legislative Branch Literacy

An overwhelming victory…

Established by Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United ...

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war of independence…

The ability to read and write…

M’sMilitias

Group of citizen soldiers…

Migration

A movement of a large number of people into a new homeland

Martyr

A person who dies for a great cause……

Minutemen

Boasted they would be ready to fight on a minutes notice…

N’sNormal School

A school for training high school graduates as teachers.

National Debt

The amount of money a national government owes to another government or its people…

North West Passage

Water route to Asia through north America sought by European explores…Nullify

To cancel or make ineffective…

O’sOrdinance

A law or regulation….

Overseer

Person who supervises a large operation or its workers…

Offensive

Position of attacking or the attack itself…

Override

To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress…

P’sPontaic’s War

A series of raids…

Proclamation of 1763

King George III declared that the Appalachian mountains were the temporary western boundary for the colonies…

Propaganda

Information designed to influence opinion …

Privateer

Armed private ships…

Q’sQuebec

City in Canada capital of Quebec province, on the St. Lawrence river first settlement in New France…

Quakers

The Quaker leader William Penn had signed a peace treaty with Tammany, leader of the Delaware tribe, beginning a long period or friendly relations …

Quartering Troops Quebec battle

Quartering Act is the name of at least two 18th-century acts of the Parliament of Great Britain.

The Battle of Quebec in the American Revolution on 31st December 1775 with the British and Canadians ending the threat of American attack.

R’sRepeal

Resolution

Revenue

Recruit

To cancel an act or law…

A formal expression of opinion…..

Incoming Money…

To enlist soldiers in the army…