1. My ABC Book of U.S. History Delvecio Watson 5 th period 5-13-11

2. Abolitionist- person who strongly favors doing away with slavery. Adams, Samuel- the start of the sons of liberty and organized the Boston tea party. Abstain- to not take part in some activity such as voting.

3. Blockade- cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out: to close off the country ports. Boycott- to refuse to buy items from a particular country. Beecher, Catherine- thought that women should be educated for traditional roles in life and established Milwaukee college for women

4. Civil war- conflict between opposite groups of citizens of the same country. Cotton gin- machine removed seeds from cotton fiber. Clay, Henry- famous for the Missouri compromise.

5. Depression- a period of low economic activity and wide spread unemployed. Drought- long time period without rain. Dred Scott vs. Sanford – supreme court case to see if slaves were free when owners took them into free state.

6. Emancipate- free of slaves. Emigration- a person who leaves a country or region to live else where. English bill of rights- a list of rights for their people.

7. Federalist- supporters of the constitution. Fugitive- runaway or trying to runaway. Franklin, Benjamin- he was in the American revolution and helped with the Declaration of Independence.

8. Global warming- a steady increase of average temperature. Green back- a piece of U.S. paper first issued by the north during the civil war. Garfield, James- 20 th president

9. Holocaust- the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by Nazis during world war II. Human rights- rights regarded as belonging to all persons, such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution. Hamilton, Alexander- supported constitution and was the 1 st secretary of state.