SS Flashcards
circumnavigate
To travel around something
To travel around the world
Explorer
someone who sets off to discover something or somewhere new.
conquistador
a spanish explorer who set sail to dicover and conquer new areas in the name of spain.
colony
an area under the control of a larger nation or country.
Joint-stock company
a circumstance where investors share ownership of a company.
cash crop
a crop that can be grown in large quantities and sold for money.
boycott
to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services.
repeal
to take away,to reverse or cancel.
petiton
a formal request.
mercenary
a soldier from a foreign country paid to fight for another country.
foreign aid
Assistance countries, like supplies, money, soldier, ect.
blockade
to block supplies or people from entering an area.
siege
to surround and attack.
constitution
a written plan for the goverment.
confederation
a group of individuals or state goverments that make decisions together
amendment
Any change made to the constitiution.
ratify
to confirm a decision
compromise
an agreement or settlement that is reached between two or more parties.
alien
A person from a foreign country
sedition
behavior used to start a rebellion or uprising against authority
neutral rights
Rights or privileges that a nation receives if it does not involve itself in conflict.
embargo
to prohibit trade with another country.
expedition
a journey taken by a group of people for a spicific reason.
manifest Destiny
The belief That America had a God-given right to move Westward across North America.
territory
an organized area of land that is governed by a country.
annex
to add
spoils system
the act of giving political jobs to supporters.
Relocate
to move to new place.
veto
to reject a law .
industry
Manufacturing, or producing, a product for profit.
industrial Revolution
A period of time marked by a rapid change in the economy due to the use of machines and inventions that sped up thhe manufacturing.
imnigrant
A person moves from one country to another,
