BY DONTE HENDERSON

ABC BOOK

A

Ambush-A Surprise attack.

Archaeology-the study of people.

Annex-To add a territory to one’s own territory.

B

Back Country- A region of hills and forest west of the tidewater.

Blockade runner- ship that sail into and out of a blockade area.

Bicameral-Consisting of two house or chambers especially in a legislature.

C

Canal-Artificial waterway

Capital-money for investment

Casualty-A military person killed, wounded on captured.

DDebtor- person or country that owes money.

Depreciate- to fall in value

Desert- to leave with out permission

E

Effigy-rag figure representing an unpopular individual

Emancipate- to free from slavery

Entrenched-occupying a strong defensive position

F

Federalist-supporters of the Constitution

Frigate-Warship

Fugitive-ran away or trying to run away

G

Genocide-the deliberate destruction of a racial, political or cultural group.

Global warming- steady increase in average world temperature

Greenback-a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during civil war.

H

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.

Horizontal integration- combining of competing firms into one corporation.

I

Impeach- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

Import- to but goods from foreign markets.

Impression- forcing people into service as in the navy.

J

Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws.

Judicial review- the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution.

Joint occupation- the possession and selling of an area shared by two or more countries.

K

Kansas- state in the central United States; fighting over slavery issue in 1850s gave territory the name bleeding Kansas.

Kentucky- state in the south central United States;Border state that sided with the Union during the Civil War.

Bleeding Kansas- A civil war in Kansas including only people from Kansas.

L

Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the nation laws

Abraham Lincoln- 16th president 1865-1865. Civil War president

Loyalists-American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

M

Mercantilism- the theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth.

Migration- a movement of a large number of people into a new homeland.

Militia- a group of civilian trained to fight in emergencies

N

National Debt- the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people.

Nationalism- loyalty to a nation and formation of its interest above all others.

Northwest Passages- Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.

O

Ordinance- a law or regulation

Overseer-person who supervises a large operation or its workers.

Override- to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress.

P

Patriots- American colonists who are determined to fight the British until American Independence was won.

Petition- a formal request

Plantation- a large estate ran by an owner or manage and formed by laborers who lived there.

QQuakers-

Battle of Quebec-

Quartering of troops-

R

Ratify- to give official approval to.

Republic- a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.

Revolutionary War- War between American and British.

SSecede- to leave or withdraw

Sectionalism- loyalty to a region

Suffrage- the right to vote

T

Tariff- a tax on imports or exports

Triangular trade- a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies. The American Colonies and West Africa.

Texas- state in south central United States; Mexican colony that became a republicBefore joining the United States.

U

Unalienable right- a right that cannot be surrendered.

Underground railroad- a system that helped a slaved African American follow a network of escape routes out of the South to freedom in the North.

Utah- state in the western United States; settled by Mormons in 1840s

V

Veto- to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law.

Battle of Vicksburg- War fought to control of the Mississippi River

Virginia Plan- work of James Madison

WGeorge Washington- 1st President 1787-1797

War hawks- Republicans during Madison presidency who pressed for war with Britain.

West Indies- islands in the Caribbean Sea, between North America and South America.

X

XYZ Affair- Incident involved with 3 agents XYZ

Y

Yorktown- war where Gen Cornwallis surrendered.

Yankee- union soldier

Yeoman-Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people.

ZJohn Peter Zenger-Person fought for freedom of speech.