my abc book u.s history by christian.admire 4 5-12-11
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My abc book u.s history By christian.admire 4 5-12-11 . A Abolitionist-a person against slavery Arsenal – a place to store weapons Amendment an addition to the constitution . Bonds-promise to pay back money issued by the government Boomtown- a sudden growth in population - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
My abc book u.s history
By christian.admire45-12-11
AAbolitionist-a person against slavery
Arsenal – a place to store weapons
Amendment an addition to the constitution
Bonds-promise to pay back money issued by the government
Boomtown- a sudden growth in population
Boycott-refuse to by items from a particular country
Canal -artificial water way
Cash crop- crop raised for money
Civil war – two citizens fighting each other from the same country
Douglas Fredric most famous free slave
Davis Jefferson president of south during civil war
draft required military service
Emancipation proclamation –freed all slaves in north
English bill of rights – helped are bill of rights
Export -sell goods
Factory system- manufacturing step to speed up a process
Federalist –power between federal and state
Freed man a person freed from slavery
guerrilla warfare- hit and run tactics
Gadsden purchase- last perchance of the united states of America
George king III -king during revolutionary war
Hancock john –signed the declaration of the united states of America
Hennery Patrick-gave the speech of give me liberty or give me death
Homestead act gave it 60 acres of land to people that can hold it for 3 years
Impeach-vote out of office
Import- buy goods from furan market
Inflation-rise on price in goods
Judicial branch – courts and laws
Judicial review –established the judicial branch
Jefferson Thomas-he was the third president
Kansas Nebraska act-popular solvency was used foe the first time
Kansas ,bleeding mini civil war was held
Key francs Scott-wrote the star spangled banner
Lassie –fare -government interfere as little as possible
Landslide-overwhelming victory
Loyalists-loyal to Britten in revolutionary war
Majority-more than half
Mercalisam -system ware power equals wealth
Militia-a group of untrained solders
Neutral –no sides to a fight or argument
Northwest passage-water route throw north America
Nullify –cancel
Offence- to take an attack
Ordnance -law
Over ride-over turn a bill
Pacifist- opposed war and violance
Patriot –wanting to fight for freedom
Petition -formal request
Quakers- don’t have a religion and didn't care
Ratify – give official approval
Recruit – enlist in army
Resolution –formal expression of option
Secede-leave of withdraw
Secession –withdraw from union
Slave code –laws for slaves
Tariff- tax on imports
Total war –war on all enemy life
Tribute-money paid for protection
Unalienable rights-rights that can not be surrendered
unconstitutional- not constant with constitution
Utopia-perfect society
Vaquero-Hispanic ranch hand
Veto-reject bill
Vigilantes-people that take law into own hands
War hawks –people that wanted war with Britain
Writ of assistance -allowed officers to search homes
Washington d.c.- capital of united states of America
Xyz affair –France sent spies to the states
Yankee-union solder
Yorktown – ware Brittan surrendered
Yeoman-southern farm owner that had no slaves
Zenger john peter –used freedom of press to get out of law suite
Zuni the native Americans in south west