| A | B |
|---|
| nationalism | feeling of intense loyalty to one's country |
| textile | woven fabric |
| closed shop | place of employment that hires only union members |
| abolitionists | person wanting to end slavery |
| socialism | beliefs include individual ownership of property causes inequality |
| turnpike | road on which travelers pay a fee |
| internal improvements | roads, canals and other transportation needs |
| toll | a fee charged for usage |
| ultimatum | a demand that would have serious consequences if ignored |
| cotton gin | a machine that cleans the seeds from cotton |
| spoils system | practice of giving out government jobs based on party loyalty |
| * pocket veto | indirect rejection of a bill by the President by keeping it unsigned until Congress adjourns |
| * favorite son | a presidential candidate supported by the delegates of his home state |
| platform | statement of a political party's beliefs |
| secession | withdrawal from the Union |
| conscription | act of drafting individuals for military service |
| bounty | money distributed in a lump sum |
| martial law | military rule under which civil rights are suspended |
| forage | to live off the land |
| greenback | paper money not backed by gold or silver |
| blockade | to close off |
| dark horse | a surprise nominee |
| joint resolution | passed by both houses of Congress requiring a simple majority |
| popular sovereignty | settlers within a territory have the power to decide if slavery is legal |
| habeas corpus | writ explaining why a person is being detained |
| tenant farmer | person who rents land and farms it |
| disenfranchise | take away the right to vote |
| mandate | a command |
| impeach | to charge with a crime |
| amnesty | a pardon |
| segregation | forced separation of racial groups |
| sharecropper | farmer who works another's land and supplies then repays the owner by giving part of the harvest |
