| A | B |
| tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| act | law |
| constitution | a written plan for government |
| domestic | relating to the "home" country |
| commerce | trade |
| farewell | goodbye |
| executive branch | carries out the laws |
| legislative branch | makes the laws |
| judicial branch | judges the laws |
| boycott | to refuse to buy |
| impressment | kidnapping |
| embargo | official ban on trade with another country |
| civil disobedience | nonviolent refusal to follow a law you think is unfair |
| treaty | formal agreement between two or more countries |
| import | goods brought into a country |
| export | goods sent out of a country |
| amend | to change |
| revolution | major change in government or way of life |
| nationalism | intense pride in your country |
| ratify | to formally approve by vote |
| nationalism | pride in one's country |
| sectionalism | pride in one's area of the country |
| agriculture | farming |
| industry | manufacturing |
| compromise | an agreement that makes everyone happy |