ABC BOOK

LAKESHA MARTINMAY-12-11

SOCAIL STUDIESMR.FOWLER

A

Antirealists- individuals who opposed ratification..

American system-polices devised by Henry clay to simulate growth industry

Annex-to add a territory to one own territory

B BOYCOTT-to refuse to buy items from particular countries

Blockade runner-sips that sails into and out blockade area.

Bond- a note issued buy the government which promise to pay off a loan

C

Cash crop- farm crops raised to be sold for money

Cabinet- a of advisers to the presidents

Canal – an artificial water way

D Debtor –person or country that owes money

Desert- to leave with out permission Disarmament-

removal of weapons

E

Emancipate- to free from slavery

Export –to sell good aboard

Entrenched –occupying a strong defensive position

F

Frigate- warships

Freeman- a person free from slavery

Fugitive- a runaway or out trying to runaway

G Global warming- a steady increase in the world temperature

Greenback- a piece of paper money issued out but the north during the civil war

Genocide the deliberate destruction of a good or racial political o cultural

H

Holocaust- the name that the Jews had during the world war 2 Hieroglyphics-

an ancient form of writing.

Human right- right regarded as belonging to pall person such as freedom from awful imprisonment torture and execution

I

Ice age –a period of extremely cold temperature when part of the planets surface was covered with massive of ice sheets

Implied power- power not specifically mentioned

Import –to buy goods from foreign markets

J

Judicial review-the right of supreme if a law violates the court to determine if a law violate the constitution

Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interpret the nation

Joint occupation-the possession and setting of an area shared by two are more countries

K Kennedy-35th president he was the vice

president to Lyndon b Johnson.

Kansas-bleeding Kansas

Kansas –Nebraska act-the act was called the bleeding Kansas because all the blood that was lost

L Legislative-the branch of government

that make the nations laws.

Loyalists-colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independent.

Landslide-an over whelming victory

M Mission-religious statement

Majority-more than a half

Mayflower compact-a formal document that was written in the 1620 that provide law and order to plymouth

N Normal school-a two year school for

training high school graduate as teacher.

Nullify-to cancel or make ineffective

Nutarls-taking no side in a conflict

O Offensive-position of attacking or the

attack.

Ordinance-a law or regulation

Override-to overturn or defeat as ability proposed in congress.

P

Q Quakers-every individual had inner light

Quebec act-found Quebec in 1608

Quebec-the capital of new Mexico

R Ratify- to give offical approval

Relocate-to force a person to move

Recruit-to enlists soldiers an the army

S Secede-to leave with out permission

Secession-with draw from the union

Suffrage-the right to vote

T Taiff- a tax on imports or export

Tejano-a Mexican that call Texas his home

Tribute-money paid for proctetion

U Utopia-community based on a vision

Unalienable right-a right that can not be surrender

Unconstitional-not agreeing on consistent with the constitution.

V veto-to reject a bill and prevent it from

coming a law.

Vaquero-hispanc ranch hands.

Vigilantes-people who take the law into their hands.

W War hawks-republicans during

presidency who pressed for war with great bratian.

Wrist of assiantce-document that enable officer to search homes

West vrigina- sperate state

X Xyz affair-the president urged united

state to have war.

Y Yankee-union soldier

Yeoman-southern owners of a small farm.

Yellow journalism-a type of sensational

Z Zenger john peter-faced charges of

liberty.