Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
A tax put on an imported product
|
tariff
|
|
|
a complaint, usually in writing
|
grievance
|
|
|
the forcing of people into the military
|
impressment
|
|
|
to sail around the world
|
circumnavigate
|
|
|
to get rid of, eliminate, outlaw
|
abolish
|
|
|
coming up with an excuse for an action
|
justify
|
|
|
a farm that grows one type of crop (like cotton or tobacco)
|
plantation
|
|
|
judging people based on their race
|
racism
|
|
|
to reject ( a law)
|
veto
|
|
|
to create and pass a law
|
legislate
|
|
|
to approve a choice, and make it official
|
confirm
|
|
|
to cause a person to want to do something
|
motivate
|
|
|
speech or action leading to the overthrow of a government
|
sedition
|
|
|
the media that gives news and other information
|
press
|
|
|
to limit or shorten
|
abridge
|
|
|
a person from another country
|
alien
|
|
|
having to do with court and law
|
judicial
|
|
|
to cancel out or ignore, especially a veto
|
override
|
|
|
a speech given to an audience
|
address
|
|
|
to get caught up in
|
entangling
|
