My abc book Chris Lewis Ms.Fowler Class

A

Arsenal – a storage place for weapons and ammunition

Abolitionist – a person who strongly favory doing away with slavery

B

Boomtown – a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or populatin

Bullrun- It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War

C

Caravel – small fast with a broad bowCash crop – farm crop raised to be sold for

money

D

Debtor- person or country that own moneyDissent- disagreement with or opposition

to an opinion

F

Freedman – a person freed from slaveryFederalists – supporter of the constitutionFamine-An extreme shortage of food

G

Guerrilla warfare – a hit and run technique used in fighting war

Global warming – a steady increase in average world temperatures

I

Ironclad- a armored naval vesselImport- a good bought from foreign

markets

H

Human rights – right regarded as belong to all person such as freedom

Thomas hooker

J

Judicial branch- the branch of government including the federal court system that interns

Joint occupation – the possession and settling of an area by two or more countries

K

Henry Knox – a secretary of warKansas Nebraska act

L

Literacy – the ability to read or writeLynching – putting to death a person by

the illegal action of a mob

M

Maize – an early form of grow by native American

Militia – a group of civilian trend to fight in emagencies

N

Neutrality- a position of not taking sidesNatives- a person who favors those born

in his or her country and is opposed to immigrants

O

Ordinance- a law or regulationOffensive –position of attacking or the

attack itself

P

privateer – armed private shipPrejudice – an unfair opinion not based on

facts

Q

Quaker- William Penn