MY ABC BOOK OF HISTORY Judith Loredo
05/12/20115th Pd.
AAbolitionist : a
person who
strongly favors
doing away
with slavery.
Amendment : an addition to a formal document such
as the constitution .
Adams
Samuel :
leader of the
Sons of
Liberty.
BBack Country : a region of hills and forest west of the Tide-Water.
Boycott : to
refuse to buy
items from a
particular country.
Barton Clara : was a
nurse in the
Union Army
during the Civil War.
CCensus :
official
count of
population.
Constitution : a formal plan of government.
Castro Fidel : seized power in Cuba.
DDesert : to live without permission.
Drought : a
long period of
time without
rainfall.
Douglass Frederick :
African American leader,
who was born into
slavery, and gained his
freedom when he fled to
the North.
EEmbargo : an
older prohibiting
trade with another
country
Export : to sell
goods aboard
Edison Thomas Alva: was an American inventor, scientist, and businessman .
F
Famine :
an extreme
shortage
food.
Fugitive : a fun-away or trying to.
Fitch John : was an American inventor, clockmaker, and silversmith
G
Global Warming : a
steady increase un
average world
temperature .
Greenback : a piece of US money issued by the North during the Civil War
Gorge the III : Was the king of England during the Civil War.
HHabeas Corpus : a legal order from an inquired to determinate whether a person has been awfully imprisoned.
Horizontal Integrations : the combining of competing firms into one corporation.
Hanson Johns
: was a
merchant and
public official
from Maryland
during the
era of the
American
Revolution.
I
Import : to buy
goods from other
foreign markets.
Impressments : forcing people into serve as in the navy.
Isabella : Queen of Spain
JJoint occupation : the possession and settling of the area shared by two of more countries.
Judicial Review :
the right to
supreme court to
determine if a law
violates the
constitution.
Jackson Andrews :
Morrison follower
KKansas Nebraska
act : created the
territories of
Kansas and
Nebraska, opened
new lands that
would help the
settlers settle in
them. Korean War : was a military conflict between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea.
Kelly Williams : is
an American
actress
LLandside : a
overwhelmin
g victory.
Literacy : the ability to read and write.
Lee Robert E. : was a career military officer .
M
Majority : more than half.
Mission : a
religious
settlement.
Madison James :was an American politician and political philosopher .
NNeutral : a position of no taking sides in a conflict.
Nullify: to cancel or make infective.
Napoleon : was a military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.
O
Offensive position : position of attack itself.
Ordinance : a law or regulation.
Otis James : Massachusetts lawyer and public official
PPetition : a formal request.
Pueblo : home or community of homes built by Native Americans.
Pierce Franklin : was
the 14th President of
the United
States.
QQuakers : A member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Quebec Act : was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Quadruple Alliance : several historical military alliances
RRadical : extreme
Ranchero : a Mexican ranch.
Ridge Tom : American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives
S
Secede : to leave or
withdraws.
Spiritual : an African American religious folk song.
Smith John :
was an
English
soldier.
T
UUnalienable rights : a right that ht cannot be surrender.
Utopia : community based
on a vision of a
perfect society
sought by
reformers.
Umbro : was
founded in 1924
by the Humphrey
VVaquero : Hispanic ranch owner.
Veto : to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law .
Van Buren Martin : was the eighth President of the United States
WWar Hawks : Republicans during Madison’s presidency who pressed for war with Britain. Writ of
Assistance : legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses.
Washing
ton George :
first presiden
t of the
united
States.
X
XYZ Affair : was a
diplomatic event
Y
Yankee : Union soldier.
Yellow Journalism :
a type of
sensational ,
biased , and often
false reporting.
Young Brigham : was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
ZZenger John Peter : was a German-American printer
Zuni : people are a tribe of Pueblo Native Americans in the United States