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1.Abolitionist-A person who strongly favors doing away with slavery.
2.Alliance-A close associations of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interest or cause.
3.Amnesty-The granting of pardon to a large number of persons; protection from prosecution for an illegal act.
4.Arsenal-A storage place for weapons and ammunition.
1.Blocade Runner-A Ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area.
2.Bounty-Money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army.
3.Burgesses-Elected representatives to an assembly.
4.Bond-A note issued by the government, which promises to pay of a loan with interest.
1.Dissent-Disagreement with or opposition to an opinion.
2.Drought-A long period of time with little rainfall.
3.Desert-To leave without permission.
4.Disarmament-Removal of weapons.
1.Effigy-A rag figure representing an unpopular individual.
2.Embargo-An order prohibiting trade with another country.
3.Export-To sell goods abroad.
4.Emancipate-To free from slavery.
1.Famine-An extreme shortage of food.
2.Federal Debt-The amount of money owed by the government.
3.Federalist-Supporters of the constitution.
4.Frigate-Warship.
1.Global Warming-A steady increase in average world temperatures.
2.Genocide-The deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
3.Greenback-A piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War.
4.Guerrilla Tactics-Reffering to surprise attack or raids rather than original warefare.
1.Habeas Corpus-A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.
2.Horizontal Intergration-The combining of competing firms into one corperation.
3.Hieroglyphics-An ancient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts.
4.Human Rights-Rights regarded as belonging to all persons, such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution.
1.Import-To buy goods from foreign markets.
2.Inflation-A continue rise in the price of goods and services.
3.Impeach-To formally charge a public official with misconduction office.
4.Ironclad-Armored naval vessel.
1.Judicial Review-the right of the Supreme Court to determine if the law violates the Constitution.
2.Judicial Branch-The branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nations laws.
3.Joint-Stock Company
4.Joint Occupation-The possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countrys.
1.Loyalists-American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for Independence.
2.Landslide-An overwhelming victory.
3.Legislative Branch-The branch of government that’s makes the nations laws.
4.Laissez-faire-Policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nations economy.
1.majority-More than half.
2.Militia-A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.
3.Minuitemen-companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minutes notice.
4.Mayflower Compact-A formal document, written in 1620,that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony.
1.Nullify-To Cancel or male ineffective.
2.NorthWest Passage- Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.
3.National Debt-The amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its peoples.
4.Naturalization-To grant full citizenship to a foreigner.
1.Ordinance-A law or regulation.2.Overide-To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress.
3.Offensive-Possition of attacking or the attack itself.
4.Overseer-A person who supervises a large operation or its workers.
1.Privateer-Armored private ship.
2.Partisan-Favoring one side of an issue.
3.Pacifest-Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes.
4.Petition-A formal request.
1.Recruit –To enlist soldiers in the army.
2.Relocate-To force a person or group to move.
3.Repeal-To cancel an act or law.
4.Revenue-Incoming money.
1.Secede-To leave or withdraw.
2.Slave Code-The laws passed in the Southern states that controlled and restricted enslaved people.
3.Sufferage-The right to vote.
4.Sedition-Activities aimed at weakening established government.
1.Tribute-money paid for protection.
2.Tariff-a tax on imports and exports.
3.Toleration-The acceptance of difference beliefs.
4.Total War-war on all aspects of the enemy's life.