Tyler Blain
2nd
5-17-11
My abc book of history
A
Abolitionist- against slaveryAlien- illegal immigrantArsenal – storage place for weaponsAbstain-to not take part in
BBackcountry-west of tide waterBicameral- two houses referring to
government Black codes- laws governing slaves\Blockade- blocking a port to stop goods from
reaching troops
Cabinet-advisors to the presidentCapitalism-investment systemCash crops- crops grown for money such as
cotton and tobaccoCensus- counting population
C
Debtor –someone in debtDecree-declarationDesert-leaveDictator-forcible leader
D
Effigy-cloth figureEmancipate-freeEmbargo-ban on tradeEntrenched-in a good position referring to
military
E
Famine-shortage on foodFederalism-sharing powerFeminist-fought for women's rightsForty-niners- prospectors from the California
gold rush
F
Genocide- mass murderGreenback-paper moneyGuerilla warfare-hit and run attacksGlobal warming-warming of the earth
G
Hieroglyphics- cave drawingsHolocaust- the killing of millions of JewsHuman rights- rights everyone is entitled toHabeas corpus-to determine if imprisoned
lawfully
H
Impeach- to accuse an official with misconduct
Import- buy from another countryInflation- fall in the value of moneyIron clad-made of iron
I
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J
Kansas –bleeding KansasKeelboat-small armed boatHelen Keller-Seneca falls conventionHenry Knox- 1st secretary of war
K
Labor union-formed to address work conditions
Lake Erie-great lakeLaw – rules that the government makesLittle turtle- Indian chief
l
James Madison- former presidentMagna Carta- binds royalty to same laws as
citizensJohn marshal-chief justiceMayflower compact- 1st form of self
government
M
Napoleon Bonaparte-French general with the vision of anarchy
New Orleans- port cityNullification crisis- crisis over states rightsN.O.W.-National Organization for Women
n
Ohio-stateOil industry- drilling for oilOklahoma-state the big reservation was inOregon country-joint occupied by Great
Brittan and the U.S.A.
O
Thomas Paine- wrote “common sense”Patriots-wanted freedom from G.B.William Penn- founded PennsylvaniaPopulation- # of people in an area
p
Quakers- tolerant religious groupQuartering act- colonists had to quarter
soldiersQuebec- city in CanadaQueen-royalty
Q
Racism-persecution due to race or skin colorRebels- people who rebel against a country
area or any other entityRepublic of Texas-country formed after Texas
revolutionRepublic- citizens elect government officials
R
Secede-withdrawSegregation- separationSmuggling –illegal transportSuffrage- right to vote
S
Tarrif- tax on imported goods
T
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J
Joint occupation- shared territoryJoint stock company- company with shared
ownershipJudicial branch- court systemJudicial review- review of a law by the
supreme court
J