ABC’s of HistoryCalvin Lourens

AAbstain - to not take part in

some eventAffluence – the state of having wealth

Ambush – surprise attack

Arsenal – a storage place for weapons and ammunition

B Back country – a region of

hills and forestBicameral – consisting of twohouses , chambers , especially ina legislature.

Blockade runner – a ship that sails into and out of ablockaded area.

Burgesses – elected representativesto an assembly

cCanal – artificial water way Capital – money for investment

Caravel – a small fast shipwith a broad bow

Cede – to give up by treaty

DDebtor – a person that owesmoney

Decree – an order or decision given by authority

Disarmament – removal of weapons

Diversity – a variety of difference

EEffigy – a rag figure representing an unpopular individual

Emancipation – freeing from slavery

Entrenched – occupying a strongdefensive position

Export – a good sold from anothercountry

F Famine – an extreme shortage of food

Freedman – a person freed from slavery

Frigate - warship Fugitive – running away or trying to run away

GGenocide – the deliberate destruction of radial, political,or cultural group

Global warming – a steady increase in average temperature all over the world

Greenback - refers to paper currency that was issued by the US during the American civil war

Guerilla – referring to surprise Attack or raids rather than organized warfare

HHabeas Corpus – a legal orderfor an inquiry to determineweather a person has beenlawfully imprisoned

Holocaust – the name given to themass slaughter of the Jews and theother groups by the Nazis duringWW2

Hieroglyphics – an ancientform of writing using symbolsand pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts

Horizontal Integration – the combining of competing firms into one corporation

IImpeach- to formally charge apublic official with misconduct

Implied Powers – powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution

Import – buying goods from aforeign market

Ironclad – armored naval vessel

J Joint Occupation – the possessionand settling of an area sharedby 2 or more countries

Jackson, Andrew – mainly known for being the seventh president

Judicial Branch – the branch ofgovernment, including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws

Judicial review – the right of the supreme court to determine if a lawviolates the constitution.

KKansas-Nebraska Act – Kansas waslocated above the 36 30 paralleland it became slave state butfrom then on no states above it may be slave states

Bleeding Kansas – when Kansas was holding a vote about slavery it endedup having a mini civil war in it and it became known as bleeding Kansas

King George III – was the king of G.B. during the American Revolution When the U.S. gained Freedom.

Kentucky – one of the United States founded in 1792

L Landslide – an overwhelming victory Laissez Faire – a policy that government

should interfere as little as possible with the nations economy

Literacy – the ability to read and write Lynching – putting to death by the illegal action of a mob

M Maize – an early form of corngrown by native Americans

Majority – more than half

Marshall, John – chief justice in Marburry v. Madison and McCullouch v. Maryland

Mission – religious settlement

N Naturalized Citizen – to give an immigrant full citizenship

Neutral - taking no side in conflict

Non importation – the act of notimporting certain goods

Nullify – to cancel or make ineffective

O Ordinance – a law or regulation Offensive – position of attack or attacking

Override – to overturn or defeat asa bill passed by congress

Oppose – to take other side

P Partisan – favoring one side Petition – a formal request

Pilgrimage – a journey to a holy place

Privateer – armed private ship

QQuakers – a religious group very tolerant came to America in search of religious freedom

Quebec , Battle of - a battle in Quebecwhich turned out to be a French defeat

Quebec Act – this act set up a government in Quebec

Quartering of Soldiers – being forcedto house and feed soldiers

RRadical – extreme Recruit – enlisting soldiers into

the army

Ratify – to give official approval Repeal – cancel an act or law

SSecede – leave or withdraw Sectionalism – loyalty to a region

Shay’s Rebellion – led by Daniel Shay they did this because they wanted to keep their land

Sherman william tecumseh

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