MY ABC BOOK OF HISTORY Judith Loredo

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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