A.

Abolitionist-a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.

Amendment-an addition to a formal document such as the constitution.

Adobe-a sun dried mud brick used to build the homes of some Native Americans.

B.

Backcountry-a region of hill’s and forests west of the tide-waters.

Burgesses-elected representatives to an assembly.

Boycott-to refresh to buy items from a particular .

C.

Cabinet- a group of advisers to the president.

California's- Mexicans who lived in California.

Canal- an artificial waterway.

D.

Debtor- person or country that loans money.

Decree- an order or decision given by one in authority.

Demiliarize- to remove armed forces from an area.

E.

Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular in dividable.

Emancipate- to free from slavery. Embargo- an order prohibiting trade

with another country.

F.

Fugitive-runaway or trying to run away.

Federalism-the sharing of powers between federal and state government.

Federalists- supporters of the constiution.

G.

Genocide- the deliberate destruction of a racial , political , or cultural group.

Global warmer-a steady increase in average world tem-peratures.

Guerrilla- referring to surprise attacks or rather than organized Harare.

H.

Habeas corpus-a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned

Harrison, William- 9th president of the United States and member of the Whig Party

Horizontal integration- the combining of competing firms into one corporation.

I.

Impeach- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office.

Implied powers-powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution.

Import- to buy goods from foreign goods.

J.

Judicial Review-the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution.

K.

John F. Kennedy- 35th president Kansas- Nebraska Act- called bleeding Kansas.

L.

Legislative branch- the branch of government that makes the nations laws.

Literacy- the ability to read and write.

Loyalist- American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independent.

M.

Martyr- a person who sacrifices his/her life for a principle.

Migration- a movement of a large number of people into a new home land.

Militia- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergehcies.

N.

Naturalization- to grant full citizenship to a foreigner.

Neutral- taking no side in a conflict. Neutral rights- the right to sail the

seas and not take sides in a war.

O.

Ordinance- a law or regulation. Overseer- a person who supersizes a

large operation or its workers. Ozone- the layer of gas composed of

a form of oxygen that protects the earths and its people from cancer-causing sun rays.

P.

Petition- a formal request. Plantation- a large estate run by an

owner or manager and formed by laborers.

Privateer- armed private ship.

Q.

Quakers- protestant group of dissent-tears.

R.

Ratify- to give official approval to. Republic- a government in which

citizens rule through elected representation.

resolution- a formal expression of opinion.