US History Vocabulary

Vocab 1

100

Export

to send goods or services to another country for sale

200

Conquest

the invasion and assumption of control

300

Boycott

to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting

Keywords: Sons of Liberty, Montgomery Bus Boycott

400

Deprive

to remove or withhold something

500

Suffrage

the right to vote

Keywords: 15th amendment, 19th amendment, democracy

Vocab 2

100

Intolerable

unbearable, not able to tolerate

Keyword: Intolerable Act

200

Democracy

Tyranny

government by the people

cruel and oppressive government or rule

Keywords: Self-government, Sovereignty

300

Manifest Destiny

a phrase that represented the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, a

400

Annex

to add on to something, take possession of

Keywords: annexation

500

Abolish

to put an end to something

Keywords: slavery

Vocab 3

100

Petition

a document signed by a large number of people requesting some action from the government or another authority,

Keywords: Bill of Rights, 1st Amendment

200

Delegate

to assign a task or responsibility (verb)

a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them  (noun)

Keywords: Delegated Powers, Constitutional Convention

300

Secede

to go another way, to break ties

Keywords: South, Civil War

400

Ideology

is a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual

500

Prominent

very noticeable, important, or famous

Vocab 4

100

Veto

the right to reject a decision or proposal

Keywords: Checks and Balances, President

200

Impeach

to charge with a crime or misconduct

Keywords: Checks and Balances, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton

300

Checks and Balances

principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

Keywords: Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Judicial Review, Impeachment

400

Override

to have more importance than 

Keywords: Congress, 2/3 vote, checks and balances

500

Amendment

an article added to the US Constitution

Keyword: Bill of Rights

Vocab 5

100

Rural, Urban, Suburban

Farm, City, Outside a city

200

Coalition

a combination or alliance

Keywords: Allies

300

Surplus

more than what is needed, extra

400

Inaugural

marking the beginning of something

Keywords: Inaugural Address

500

Appeasement

the act of giving the opposing side in an argument or war an advantage that they have demanded, in order to prevent further disagreement

Keywords: WWII, Munich Agreement