American History - Unit 10: United States History Review

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mercantilism

An economic theory that increased the power and wealth of nations.

astrolabe

An instrument used to observe the sun, moon, and stars.

diagnose

To recognize or identify by examination.

curtail

To shorten or reduce.

balk

To stop or refuse to do something.

annex

to add on or attach

precipitate

to bring on or hasten

self-determination

to decide something by one's own free will

draft

to make a preliminary plan

deem

to think or believe

barter

to trade

revoke

to withdraw or repeal

persecute

To harass, annoy, or oppress those who differ in origin or beliefs.

initiate

To introduce or to begin.

maneuver

To make a series of changes in direction.

surveillance

To observe closely; to be watchful.

infest

To overrun or inhabit.

defray

To pay.

component

A part or ingredient.

haven

A safe place.

throes

Pain or affliction.

ingenuity

Cleverness; originality.

ironic

Directly opposite from what might have been expected.

capital

Money or property.

colonize

To found or settle a territory.

inhabitant

Permanent resident.

predicate

To affirm, assert, or to declare.

perish

To be destroyed or to die.

implicated

To be involved in some matter.

immune

To be protected from something.

erect

To construct.

ravage

To destroy.

devastate

To destroy; to ruin.

unearth

To discover or disclose.

advocate

To favor or support.

sectionalism

a special interest or devotion to a certain region

furor

fury or rage


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