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Abolish |
to do away with; put an end to |
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Abolitionist |
a person who wanted to end slavery |
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Amend |
To alter, Modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from; to change for the better |
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Annex |
to attach or add to something larger or more important |
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Antebellum |
used to describe a period of time before a war, especially the American Civil War |
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Assimilation |
process of becoming part of another culture |
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Blockade |
the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit |
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Capitalist |
a person who invests in a business in order to make a profit |
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Cede |
to yield or formally surrender to another |
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Commerce |
The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale |
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Compromise |
A settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modifications of demands |
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Confederacy |
an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose |
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Confederation |
a group, especially of states, united for common purpose |
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Constitution |
a document that sets out the laws and principles of a government |
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Controversy |
argument or dispute |
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Convention |
a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern |
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Culture |
way of life |
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Defensive |
serving to defend; protective |
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Delegate |
a representative |
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Democratic |
ensuring all people have the same rights |
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Depression |
a period characterized by a decline in business, high unemployment, and falling prices |
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Diplomat |
a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries |
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Discrimination |
a policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain groups of people |
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Draft |
the law requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military |
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Economic |
having to do with business (the production, exchange and use of goods and services |
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Emancipate |
to free from bondage, restraint, or influence |
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Embargo |
a ban on trade with another country |
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Emigrate |
to leave one country or region to settle in another |
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Exclusion |
keeping apart; blocking entrance |
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Executive |
any of the persons who see the laws of a nation or state carried out |
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Exploitation |
to use someone or something for profit |
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Export |
goods that are shipped from one country to another |
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Faction |
a group inside a political party or other group |
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Federalism |
the division of power between the states and the national government |
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Foreign Policy |
actions that a nation takes in relation to other states |
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Frontier |
the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country’s settled or inhabited regions |
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Fugitive |
a runaway |
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Immigrate |
to come to live in a new country for permanent residence |
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Impeach |
to bring a formal charge of wrongdoing against a president or other public official |
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Import |
to bring in (merchandise, goods, etc.) from a foreign country for use or sale |
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Independence |
freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others |
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Industry |
trade or manufacture in general |
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Inflation |
a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money |
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Infrastructure |
the basic physical systems business or nation as in transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electric systems |
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Interchangeable |
capable of replacing or changing places with something else |
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Interrogate |
to examine by questions |
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Judicial |
of judges, laws, courts, or their duties |
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Lawsuit |
a legal case brought to settle a dispute between people or groups |
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Legislate |
to make or enact laws |
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Legislature |
a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws |
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Manufacture |
the making of goods by using manual labor or machinery |
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Nationalism |
pride or devotion to ones country |
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Nativist |
person who wanted to preserve the United States for white, American-born Protestants and who was opposed to immigration |
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Neutral |
not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy |
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Nullify |
to cancel |
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Offensive |
Characterized by attack; aggressive |
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Oppose |
to act against or provide resistance to |
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Political |
having to do with politics (government, laws, etc.) |
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Precedent |
any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations |
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Prejudice |
unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group |
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Proclamation |
a public or official announcement |
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Production |
the act of producing, creating, or manufacturing something |
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Prominent |
Leading, important, or well-known |
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Proponent |
a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate |
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Provisions |
the providing or supplying of something, usually food or necessities |
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Ratify |
to approve |
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Rebellion |
open, organized, and armed resistance to one’s government or ruler |
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Reform |
to improve or make better that which is wrong, corrupt, or unsatisfactory |
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Refuge |
a place of shelter, protection, or safety |
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Regulate |
to control or direct by rule, principle, or method |
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Repeal |
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially |
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Republic |
a nation in which the voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
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Restrict |
to confine or keep within limits |
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Rural |
having to do with the country or people who live there, as on farms |
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Secede |
to withdraw from membership in a group |
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Sedition |
creating a rebellion against a legitimate government |
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Siege |
a military encirclement of an enemy position and blockading or bombarding it in order to force a surrender |
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Seize |
to take possession or control by force |
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Social |
having to do with the people (how they interact with one another; lifestyles; and classes |
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Sovereign |
supreme; preeminent; indisputable |
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Suffrage |
the right to vote |
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Tariff |
a tax on foreign goods brought into the country |
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Territory |
a tract of land |
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Textile |
any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting |
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Treason |
action against one’s country, the offense of acting to overthrow one’s government or to harm or kill its sovereign |
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Treaty |
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations |
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Union |
a number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some common purpose |
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Urban |
a city area |
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Urbanization |
the migration of an increasing proportion of rural dwellers into cities |
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Veto |
to reject |
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