diana aguilar 3 rd pd 1607 - 1865. ambush- a surprise attack.arsenal- a storage place for weapons...
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A
Ambush- a surprise attack.
Arsenal- a storage place for weapons and ammunition.
Abstain- to not take part in some activity, such as voting.
Affluence- the state of having much wealth.
B
Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country.
Burgesses- elected representatives to an assembly.
Backcountry- a region of hills and forests west of the Tidewater.
Blockade Runner- ship that sails into and out of a blockade area.
C
Canal- an artificial waterway.
Capital- money for investment.
Cabinet- a group of advisers to the president.
Californios- Mexican who lived in California.
D
Desert- to leave without permission.
Diversity- variety or difference.
Debtor- person or country that owes money.
Depreciate- to fall in value.
E
Entrenched- occupying a strong defensive position.
Export- to sell goods aboard.
Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual.
Emancipate- to free from slavery.
F
Frigate- warships Fugitive- runaway or trying to run away
Famine- an extreme shortage of food.
Federalists- supporters to the Constitution
G
Greenback- a piece of U.S. paper money 1st issued by the North during the Civil War.
Guerrilla Tactics- referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare.
Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
Global Warning- a steady increase in average world temperatures.
H
Holocaust- the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis.
Horizontal Integration- the combining of competing firms into one corporation
Habeas Corpus- a legal order for an inquiry 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
I
Inflation- a continuous rise in the price of goods and services.
Interchangeable Parts- uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces.
Import- to buy goods from foreign markets
Impressment- forcing people into service, as in the Navy.
J
Judicial Branch- the branch of government including the federal courts system, that interprets the nation’s laws.
Judicial Review- the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution.
Joint Occupation- the possession and setting of an area shared by 2 or more countries.
Joint- Stock Company- a company in which investors but stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits.
K
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions- of 1798 and 1799 claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts could not be put into action because they violated the Constitution .
Knox, Henry- secretary of war.
Kansas-Nebraska Act- passed by Congress in the 1854; repealed the Missouri Compromise; allowed states to decide if they should be slave or free
King George III- was the king of England who disband the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch.
L
Legislative Branch- the branch of government that make the nation’s laws.
Loyalists- American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed to the war for independence.
Laissez- Faire- policy that government should as little as possible in the nation’s laws.
Landslide- an overwhelming victory.
M
Mayflower Compact- a formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony.
Mercantilism- the theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth.
Magna Carta- had placed limits on the power of the monarch.
Maize- an early form of corn.
N
Neutral- taking no side in conflict.
Nullify- to cancel or make.
Nationalism- loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others.
Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner.
O
Onis, Adams Treaty- Spanish agreed to set the limits or their territory.
Oregon Country- was a huge area that lay between the Pacific Ocean and rocky mountain and north of California.
Ordinance- law or regulation.
Ohio River Valley- French held territory.
P
Privateers- armed private ships.
Pilgrims- seperatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for religious purpose.
Patriots- Americans colonist who were determined to fight the British until American independence won.
Popular Sovereignty- political theory that government is subject to the will of the people.
Q
Quartering of Troops- no soldier shall, in time of peace be quarted in any house.
Quechua- the Inca language.
Quakers- believed that every individual had an inner light that could guide him or her salvation.
Quebec- the capital of New France.
R
Repeal- to cancel an act or law.
Revenue- incoming money.
Ratify- to give official approval.
Recruit- to enlist soldiers in the army.
S
Sectionalism- loyalty to a region.
Suffrage- the right to vote.
Secede- to leave or withdraw.
Secession- withdrawal from the Union.
T
Total War- war on all aspects of the enemy’s life.
Triangular Trade- a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and the West Africa.
Tariff- a tax on imports or exports.
Temperance- the use of little or no alcoholic drink.
U
Utopia- community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformers.
Underground Railroad- a system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network to escape routes.
Unalienable Rights- a right that cannot be surrendered.
Unconstitutional- not agreeing or consistent with the Constitution.
V
Virginia- was part of the upper South.
Virginia Plan- was a plan called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive chosen by the lower house.
Veto- to reject a bail and prevent it.
Battle of Vicksburg- the turning point of the Civil War.
W
Writ of Assistance- legal document that enabled officers to search home and warehouse for goods that might be smuggled.
William Bradford- leader of Plymouth and Historian.
War of 1812- war between Great Britain and the United States.
War Hawks- republicans during Madison’s presidency who pressed of war with Britain.