My abc book

Arlette Garlan

AabolitionistA person who strongly favors doing away with slavery

Abstain

To not take part in some activity such as voting

Alien

An immigrant living in a country in which he/she is not a citizen

annexTo add a territory to ones own country

Bbackcountry

A region of hills & forests west of the ride water

Bicameral

Consisting of two houses of chambers especially in legislature

bondNote issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan with interests

Burgesses Elected representatives to an assembly

CCabinet

A group of advisors to the president

Californios

Mexicans who lived in California

Canal Artificial waterway

capital

Money for investment

Ddebtor

Person or country that owes money

Decree

An order or decision given by one in authority

Deprecate

Fall in value

Diversity

Variety or difference

EEffigy

Rag figure representing an unpopular individual

Emancipate

Free from slavery

Export To sell abroad

Emigrant

Person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere

FFamine

An extreme shortage of food

Federalists

Supporters of the constitution

Frigate

warship

Fugitive

Runaway or trying to

GGlobal warming

Steady increase in average world temperature

Greenback Piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the north during civil war

Guerrilla tactics

Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare

Genocide

The deliberate destruction of racial political or cultural group

HHabeas corpus

A legal order for an inquartiy 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

holocaust

Name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during world war 2

Horizontal integration

The combining of computing firms into one cooperation

IImpeach

To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

Import

To buy goods from foreign markets

Interchangeable parts

Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces

Impresentment

Forcing people into service as in navy

JJoint occupation The possession and settling of an are shared by two or more countries

Joint stock companyA company in which investors Buy stock in the company in return For a share of its futures profits

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

KKansas-Nebraska act Hoping to encourage settlement of the west and open the way for transcontinental rail road Douglas proposed organizing the region west of the Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska

Bleeding Kansas With proslavery and antislavery forces in Kansas arming themselves the outbreak of violence became inventible

Keelboat A boat Lewis and Clark used to send back men with reports and specimens

Stephen watts kerney general: led his troops to new Mexico and California

LLandslide An overwhelming victory

Legislative branch Branch of government that makes the nations laws

Literacy Ability to read and write

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

MMayflower compact Formal document written in 1620 provided law and order to the Plymouth colony

Militia Group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

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

Minutemen Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight

NNullify To cancel or make inexpensive

Neutral rights The right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war

Nationalism Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others

National debtThe amount of money a national government owes to other government or its people

OOrdinance Laws or regulations

OffensivePosition of attacking or the attack itself

Override To overturn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress

Overseer Person who supervises a large operation or its workers

PPatriotsAmerican colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

Pilgrims Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s

Preamble Introduction to a formal document especially the constitution

Pention A formal request

QQuakers Believed every individual had an “inner right” that could guide that him/her to salivation

RRatify To give official approval

Republic Government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

Resolution A formal expression

Revivalngs A series of meetings conducted by a preacher to arouse religious emotion

SSecede To leave or withdraw

SegregationThe separation Or isolation

Suffrage The right to vote

Smuggling Trading illegaly with other nations

TTariff a tax on imports or exports

Temperance The use if little or no Alcoholic drink

Triangular trade A trade route that exchanged goods between the west indies the American colonies and west Africa

Turnpike A road that one must pay to use the money issued to pay for the road

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