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My abc book
Arlette Garlan
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AabolitionistA person who strongly favors doing away with slavery
Abstain
To not take part in some activity such as voting
Alien
An immigrant living in a country in which he/she is not a citizen
annexTo add a territory to ones own country
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Bbackcountry
A region of hills & forests west of the ride water
Bicameral
Consisting of two houses of chambers especially in legislature
bondNote issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan with interests
Burgesses Elected representatives to an assembly
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CCabinet
A group of advisors to the president
Californios
Mexicans who lived in California
Canal Artificial waterway
capital
Money for investment
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Ddebtor
Person or country that owes money
Decree
An order or decision given by one in authority
Deprecate
Fall in value
Diversity
Variety or difference
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EEffigy
Rag figure representing an unpopular individual
Emancipate
Free from slavery
Export To sell abroad
Emigrant
Person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere
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FFamine
An extreme shortage of food
Federalists
Supporters of the constitution
Frigate
warship
Fugitive
Runaway or trying to
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GGlobal warming
Steady increase in average world temperature
Greenback Piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the north during civil war
Guerrilla tactics
Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare
Genocide
The deliberate destruction of racial political or cultural group
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HHabeas corpus
A legal order for an inquartiy 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
holocaust
Name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during world war 2
Horizontal integration
The combining of computing firms into one cooperation
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IImpeach
To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
Import
To buy goods from foreign markets
Interchangeable parts
Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces
Impresentment
Forcing people into service as in navy
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JJoint occupation The possession and settling of an are shared by two or more countries
Joint stock companyA company in which investors Buy stock in the company in return For a share of its futures profits
Judicial branch The branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws
judicial review The right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution
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KKansas-Nebraska act Hoping to encourage settlement of the west and open the way for transcontinental rail road Douglas proposed organizing the region west of the Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
Bleeding Kansas With proslavery and antislavery forces in Kansas arming themselves the outbreak of violence became inventible
Keelboat A boat Lewis and Clark used to send back men with reports and specimens
Stephen watts kerney general: led his troops to new Mexico and California
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LLandslide An overwhelming victory
Legislative branch Branch of government that makes the nations laws
Literacy Ability to read and write
Loyalists American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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MMayflower compact Formal document written in 1620 provided law and order to the Plymouth colony
Militia Group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
MigrationA movement of a large number of people into a new homeland
Minutemen Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight
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NNullify To cancel or make inexpensive
Neutral rights The right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war
Nationalism Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others
National debtThe amount of money a national government owes to other government or its people
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OOrdinance Laws or regulations
OffensivePosition of attacking or the attack itself
Override To overturn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress
Overseer Person who supervises a large operation or its workers
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PPatriotsAmerican colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
Pilgrims Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s
Preamble Introduction to a formal document especially the constitution
Pention A formal request
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QQuakers Believed every individual had an “inner right” that could guide that him/her to salivation
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RRatify To give official approval
Republic Government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
Resolution A formal expression
Revivalngs A series of meetings conducted by a preacher to arouse religious emotion
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SSecede To leave or withdraw
SegregationThe separation Or isolation
Suffrage The right to vote
Smuggling Trading illegaly with other nations
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TTariff a tax on imports or exports
Temperance The use if little or no Alcoholic drink
Triangular trade A trade route that exchanged goods between the west indies the American colonies and west Africa
Turnpike A road that one must pay to use the money issued to pay for the road
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