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