Final Exam Vocabulary US History
Across
- 2. to cancel a federal law
- 3. a group of families that are related to one another
- 5. an example to be followed by others in the future
- 7. a person joined with another for a common purpose
- 8. to give up
- 10. an economic system in which people put money or capital into a business or project in order to make a profit
- 14. conqueror who defeated the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America or Peru
- 16. to impose a tax by law
- 17. to travel all the way around the world
- 18. shutting a port or roadway to prevent people or supplies from coming into or leaving an area
- 19. a person who wanted to end slavery
- 21. belief that there is only one God
- 22. economic policy that held that a nation prospered by exporting more goods than importing
- 25. practice of seizing sailors on American ships and forcing them to serve in the British army
- 26. organized body of armed volunteers
- 27. money used to make purchases
- 28. government order that forbids foreign trade
Down
- 1. an organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods and services
- 4. a system in which a ruler grants parts of his land to lords in exchange for military service
- 6. to loose strength or power over a period of time
- 9. having to do with home or household or a country's internal affairs
- 11. total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol
- 12. basic public works needed for a society to function
- 13. avoiding involvement in other countries' affairs
- 15. a government pardon
- 20. fighter who works as part of a small band making hit and run attacks
- 23. the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
- 24. to set free
- 26. story or legend