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5 Debtor-person or country that owes money Depreciate-to fall in value Desert-to leave without permission Diversity-variety or difference

6 Effigy- rag figure representing an unpopular individual Emancipate-to free from slavery Entrenched-occupying a strong defensive position Export-to sell goods abroad

7 Famine-an extreme shortage of food Freedman-a person freed from slavery Frigate-warship Fugitive-runaway or trying to run away

8 Genocide-the deliberate destruction of a racial, political or cultural group Global warming-a steady increase in average world temperatures Greenback-a piece of U.S. paper money first used by the North during the civil war Guerilla Tactics- referring to surprise attacks or raids

9 Habcas Corpus- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned Holocaust-the name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and the other groups by the Nazis during World War 2 Horizontal Integration -combining of competing firms into one corporation Human Rights- rights regarded as belonging to all persons, such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture or execution

10 Impeach-to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office Import-to buy goods from foreign markets Inflation-a continuous rise in the price of goods and services Interchangeable parts- uniform pieces that can be made in large quanties to replace other identical parts

11 Andrew Jackson-the 7 th president Joint Occupation-the possession and settling of an and shared by two or more countries Judicial Branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nations laws Judicial Review-the right of the supreme court to determine if a law violates the constitution

12 Bleeding Kansas- a civil war in Kansas Kansas-Nebraska act- fighting to be a free state or slave state Francis Key Scott-wrote the star Spangled Banner King George 3-king of England

13 Landslide-overwhelming victory Legislative Branch-the branch of government that makes the nations laws Literacy-the ability to read or write Loyalists-American colonists who remained loyal to Britain

14 Majority-more than half Manumission-the freeing of some enslaved states Mercantilism-a theory that a states or a nations power depended on its wealth Militia-a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

15 Nationalism-loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others Naturalization-to grant full citizenship to a foreigner Neutral-taking so side in a conflict Nullify-to cancel or make ineffective

16 Offensive-position of attacking or the attack itself Ordinance-a law or regulation Override-to overturn or defeat, as in a bill proposed by congress Overseer-person who supervises a large operation or its workers

17 Pacifist-person opposed to war or violence to settle disputes Petition-a formal request Precedent-a tradition Puritans-protestants who in the 1600s wanted to reform the Anglican Church

18 Quakers-a name of a member of the religious society of friends Quebec Act-act passed in 1774 by the British Parliament to establish French Civil War Quartering Act-where American colonists had to ensure that British had housing John Quincy Adams-6 th president

19 Ratify-to give official approval to Repeal-to cancel an act or law Resolution-a formal expression of opinion Revenue-incoming money

20 Secede-to leave or withdraw Secession-withdrawal from the Union Sectionalism-loyalty to a region Suffrage-the right to vote

21 Tariff-a tax on imports or exports Temperance-the use of little or no alcoholic drink Toleration-the acceptance of different beliefs Tribute-money paid for protection

22 Unalienable Rights-a right that cannot be taken away Unconstitutional-not agreeing or consistent with the constitution Underground Railroad-a system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network of escape routes out of the south to freedom in the North Utopia-vision of a perfect society

23 Vaquero-Hispanic ranch hand Vertical Integration-the combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry Veto-to respect a bill and prevent it from being a law Vigilantes'-people who take the law into there own hands

24 War Hawks- Republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain Writ of Assistance-legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled George Washington-1 st president of the U.S. and a great leader Whiskey Rebellion-When colonists hurt tax collectors

25 XYZ Affair-a dispute between the U.S. and France

26 Yankee-union soldier Yellow Journalism-a type of sentinel, biased, and often false reporting Yeoman-southern owned small farm who didn’t have enslaved people

27 Zuni-people of the South west


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