| A | B |
|---|
| abolitionism | movement to end slavery |
| amend | the process of changing the Consitituion |
| american system | 1815- plan to make the U.S. economically self-sufficient |
| ant-federalists | people who opposed ratification of the constitiution |
| appomattox courthouse | where the south finally surrendered during the Civil War |
| assimilation | the process of blending into society |
| bacon's rebellion | 1676- revolt against colonial authority |
| balance of power | the distribution of power between the 3 branches of government |
| bank of war | 1829-1830 attack by president jackson on the national bank |
| battle of the alamo | 1836- battle between Texans and Mexican army |
| battle of fallen timbers | 1794- conflict between Indian and colonists over control of the Norhtwest Territory |
| battle of gettysburg | 1863- ended the south's hopes of winning a battle in the North |
| battles of lexington and concord | 1775- first battles of the American Revolution |
| battle of vicksburg | 1863- south lost control of Mississippi River |
| battle of yorktown | 1781- last major campaign of the American Revolution |
| battles of saratoga | 1777- turning point of the American Revolution |
| bleeding kansas | conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people in Kansas, 1854-1859 |
| blockade | when goods are prevented from going into or out of an area |
| boston massacre | 1770- conflict between British and colonists |
| boston tea party | 1773- protest by colonists in which they dumped tea into Boston Harbor |
