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Exploring U.S. History: Facts and Figures

Dive into significant events, influential figures, and key concepts of American history in this comprehensive guide. From abolitionists to cash crops and federalism, gain insights into the nation's past.

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Exploring U.S. History: Facts and Figures

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  1. My abc book of history Tyler Blain 2nd 5-17-11

  2. A • Abolitionist- against slavery • Alien- illegal immigrant • Arsenal – storage place for weapons • Abstain-to not take part in

  3. B • Backcountry-west of tide water • Bicameral- two houses referring to government • Black codes- laws governing slaves\ • Blockade- blocking a port to stop goods from reaching troops

  4. C • Cabinet-advisors to the president • Capitalism-investment system • Cash crops- crops grown for money such as cotton and tobacco • Census- counting population

  5. D • Debtor –someone in debt • Decree-declaration • Desert-leave • Dictator-forcible leader

  6. E • Effigy-cloth figure • Emancipate-free • Embargo-ban on trade • Entrenched-in a good position referring to military

  7. F • Famine-shortage on food • Federalism-sharing power • Feminist-fought for women's rights • Forty-niners- prospectors from the California gold rush

  8. G • Genocide- mass murder • Greenback-paper money • Guerilla warfare-hit and run attacks • Global warming-warming of the earth

  9. H • Hieroglyphics- cave drawings • Holocaust- the killing of millions of Jews • Human rights- rights everyone is entitled to • Habeas corpus-to determine if imprisoned lawfully

  10. I • Impeach- to accuse an official with misconduct • Import- buy from another country • Inflation- fall in the value of money • Iron clad-made of iron

  11. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

  12. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

  13. K • Kansas –bleeding Kansas • Keelboat-small armed boat • Helen Keller-Seneca falls convention • Henry Knox- 1st secretary of war

  14. l • Labor union-formed to address work conditions • Lake Erie-great lake • Law – rules that the government makes • Little turtle- Indian chief

  15. M • James Madison- former president • Magna Carta- binds royalty to same laws as citizens • John marshal-chief justice • Mayflower compact- 1st form of self government

  16. n • Napoleon Bonaparte-French general with the vision of anarchy • New Orleans- port city • Nullification crisis- crisis over states rights • N.O.W.-National Organization for Women

  17. O • Ohio-state • Oil industry- drilling for oil • Oklahoma-state the big reservation was in • Oregon country-joint occupied by Great Brittan and the U.S.A.

  18. p • Thomas Paine- wrote “common sense” • Patriots-wanted freedom from G.B. • William Penn- founded Pennsylvania • Population- # of people in an area

  19. Q • Quakers- tolerant religious group • Quartering act- colonists had to quarter soldiers • Quebec- city in Canada • Queen-royalty

  20. R • Racism-persecution due to race or skin color • Rebels- people who rebel against a country area or any other entity • Republic of Texas-country formed after Texas revolution • Republic- citizens elect government officials

  21. S • Secede-withdraw • Segregation- separation • Smuggling –illegal transport • Suffrage- right to vote

  22. T • Tarrif- tax on imported goods

  23. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

  24. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

  25. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

  26. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

  27. J • Joint occupation- shared territory • Joint stock company- company with shared ownership • Judicial branch- court system • Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court

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