1. MY ABC Book Of U.s. History Alexis Bradley 5 th period Rosehill kids May 13,2011

2. A Abolitionist Person who favors doing away with slavery Abstain To not take part in some activity such as voting Ambush A surprise attack

3. B Boycott To refuse to buy items from particular country Burgesses Elected representatives to an assembly Blockade Runner Ship that sails into and out of a blockade area

4. C Cabinet A group of advisers to the president Canal An artificial waterway Caravel Small fast ship with a broad bow

5. D Douglas Frederick African American abolitionist taught himself to read and write Douglas Stephen A Young senator from Illinois resolve crisis Dix Dorothea Tried to change the way prisoners were treated

6. E Emancipation To free from slavery Embargo An order prohibiting trade with another country Export To sell goods aboard

7. F Fifth Amendment No person shall be deprived of life liberty Fist Amendment Religion assembly petition press speech Fort Sumter Fort on an island guarding Charleston harbor

8. G Garrison William Lloyd Abolitionist antislavery movement Global Warming A steady increase in average world temperature Genocides Deliberate destruction of a racial political or cultural group

9. H Henry Patrick Persuaded the burgesses to take action against the stamp act House of Burgesses Make local laws for the colony Hamilton Andrew Secretary of war

10. I Import To buy goods from foreign markets Impressments Forcing people into service as in the navy Ironclad Armored navel vessel

11. J Jay’s Treaty British agreed to withdraw from American soil: did not deal with issue of impressments Jay John Chief Justice of supreme court to negotiate Jackson Andrew Hero of war of 1812

12. K Key Francis-Scott Wrote the poem the star spangled banner in 1931 Kentucky & Virginia Claimed that alien & sedition acts could not be put into action because they violated the constitution Kansas-Nebraska- Act Both lay North 36 degrees 30 latitude line

13. L Legislature Branch The branch of government that makes the nation’s law Landslide An overwhelming victory Lynching Putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob

14. M Manumission The freeing of some enslaved people Martyr A person who sacrifices his/her life for a principle Militia A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

15. N Northwest Ordinance Single northwest territory out of lands north of the Ohio river east of Mississippi river Neutral Taking no side in a conflict National Debt The amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people

16. O Ordinance A law or regulation Overseer Person who supervises a large operation or its workers Override To overturn or defeat as a bill proposed in congress

17. P Pacifist Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes Pain Thomas wrote the book common sense Penn William Belong to protestant group was a Quaker

18. Q Quakers Believed every individual had an inner light that could guide him/her to salvation Quatering of troops No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time of war Quebec Act Permanent government for Quebec & granted religious freedom to French Catholics

19. R Ranchero Mexican ranch owners Ratify To give official approval to Reconcilitaion Settling by agreements or coming together again

20. S Saratoga battle of Persuaded the burgesses to take action against the stamp act Suffrage Right to vote Strait A narrow passageway connecting two larger body of ater

21. T Tariff Tax on imports or exports Total war War on all aspects of the enemy's life Toleration The acceptance of different beliefs

22. U Uncle Tom’s Cabin Injustices of slavery –urgency during the age of reform Unalienable Right Right that cannot be surrendered Underground Railroad Network of safe houses owned by free black and whites who opposed slavery

23. V Vicksburg Mississippi July 4 1863 Vicksburg surrendered to Ulysses s. grant Vigilantes People who take the law into their own hands Virginia plan Two-house legislature & court system

24. W War Hawks Republican during Madison’s presidency who pressed for war with britain Washington George Commander of the continental army during the American revolution War of 1812 Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

25. X XYZ affair Sent 3 agents who demanded a bribe and a loan for France from the Americans

26. Y Yellow Journalism Type of sensational biased & often false reporting Yankee Union soldier Yorktown Virginia Patriots had won; Cornwallis surrendered

27. Z Zenger John Reten Wrote critical report about the royal governor of new york