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1 Book Of American History By: Kadajiuna Vaughn History May- 12-11

2 an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: AMBUSH Arsenal Storage for weapons African Americans Slaves from Africa.

3 Boycott To abstain from buying or using. Bill of Rights formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the constitution as Amendments 1–10, and in all state constitutions Burgesses a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.

4 CEDE To give up treaty Californios Mexicans who lived in California Canal Artificial waterway.

5 Person or country who owes money Debtor Dred Scott vs., Sanford was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent imported into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants,[2] whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens. Depreciate To fall in value

6 Emancipate to free (a slave) from bondage Export Sell goods abroad Executive branch the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.

7 Guerrilla Warfare Hit and run technique Guerrilla Tactics surprise attacks or raids Gettysburg Address The notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa.

8 Holocaust Mass slaughter of jews Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel. Alexander Hamilton Human Rights Rights regarded as belonging to all persons

9 Import Buy goods from foreign markets. Ironclad Armored naval vessel. Industrial Revolution Society based on Industry

10 Judicial Review the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official. Joint Occupation The possession and settling of an area by two or more countries Judicial Branch The branch of government including the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws

11 Landslide Overwhelming Victory Loyalist Staying Loyal to Great Britain Lynching Killing illegally

12 Manumission Freeing of slaves Martyr A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause Militia A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

13 Neutral Taking no side in conflict Nullify To cancel or make ineffective Naturalization Grant of full citizenship

14 Ordinance A law or regulation Overseer A person who supervises a large operation Override To overturn in defeat

15 Perjury Lying while under oath Persecute To treat badly and horribly Petition A formal request

16 Quakers Belief in religion Quartering act In March 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Act to address the practical concerns of such a troop deployment. Battle of Quebec Was fought on December 31, 1775 between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of the city of Quebec, early in the American Revolutionary War.

17 Ratify Give approval Recruit Enlist Soldiers in army Repeal Cancel an act or law

18 Smuggling Trading Illegally Suffrage Right to vote Sectionalism Loyalty to a union

19 Tariff A tax on imports or exports Temperance Use of little or no alcohol Turnpike A road one must pay to use

20 Utopia Any visionary system of political or social perfection. Unalienable Rights Rights that cannot be taken away Underground Railroad A network of escape routes from north to south for slaves

21 Veto Reject a bill from becoming a law Vigilants Taking the law into your own hands Vaquero Hispanic ranch land

22 Whiskey Rebellion a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government. Writs of assistance to help customs officials search for smuggled goods Women's rights movements are primarily concerned with making the political, social, and economic status of women equal to that of men and with establishing legislative safeguards against discrimination on the basis of sex.

23 The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States, and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War. It took place from March of 1798 to 1800.

24 Yorktown The town is most famous as the site of the siege and subsequent surrender of General Cornwallis to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War on October 19, 1781. Duke of York A colony given by King Charles and was renamed to New York Yellow Journalism False reports given by leading Newspapers

25 John Peter Zinger New York Weekly Journal Publisher


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