World War II arizona Supports the War chapter 12 the time 1939-1945 people to know
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gorge: a narrow valley or canyon grand jury: a jury that considers evidence against a person to determine if he/she should be charged with a crime grant: an agreement or transfer green belt: an open area of land without any buildings guerrilla: one who engages in irregular warfare, such as surprise raids gunnery: the science of making and managing large guns homestead: to settle on public land Howell Code: laws that Judge William T. Howell made for the Arizona Territory before the first legislature met humanitarian: practicing goodwill and charity toward people; one who practices goodwill and charity hung jury: the situation when a jury cannot reach a verdict hydroelectric: relating to the production of electricity by waterpower hydroponic: growing in a nutrient solution instead of soil- ideal: the best imaginable immigrant: a person who moves to a new country to live immunization: an injection of antibodies to help a person or animal resist disease impartial: not taking sides; fair impeachment: to bring a formal accusation against a public official by the House of Representatives for a trial in the Senate to possibly remove him/her from public office impregnable: strong enough to resist attack inaugural: relating to a person taking office incorporate: to become one legal body Indian agent: someone who has the job of dealing with American Indians and keeping peaceful relations indict: to charge with a crime induct: to admit as a member infamy: an extremely bad reputation infantry: soldiers who fight on foot ingot: a mass of metal formed into a block or bar to be sold initiative: a process by which the people can write a bill (law) and get it on the ballot for the voters to pass or defeat at an election 302
inoculate: to give a shot against disease to a person or animal installation: any military establishment such as an air base or fort installment: part of a total amount; the division of a debt for easier payment insulation: a covering or extra layer to keep in heat or cold integrate: to bring together different races as equals; to bring together as a whole integrity: sticking to one's values; soundness of moral character IRA: Indian Reorganization Act irrigation: watering land by use of canals or ditches IWW: the Industrial Workers of the World, a union of workers joint statehood: the idea of two territories joining the Union as one state junket: a trip for pleasure jurisdiction: the power or right to interpret and apply the law in a given area or case justifiable: able to be proven just or right kiva: a religious structure built by American Indians, often underground land deed: a document recording a transfer of land and proving ownership leaching: to cause water to pass through a material full of pores legislator: a lawmaker levee: a river landing place liberty bond: an interest-bearing certificate sold by the government to raise money for the war effort lode: a vein-like deposit of ore lye: a harsh substance used for washing and making soap magistrate: in Arizona, a town or city judge Manifest Destiny: the idea that America was meant to expand from coast to coast and was blessed by a higher power marauding: roaming about and raiding martial law: the law imposed by military forces when the regular civil authority has broken down martyr: someone who dies for what he or she believes in; someone who suffers because of his or her religious beliefs menial: lowly, humble Mexican Cession: the term for the land Mexico gave over to the United States misdemeanor: a crime less serious than a felony mission: a religious settlement Moor: a Moslem person from Arabia or North Africa moral: relating to right and wrong morale: the mental and emotional state of some one or of a group mural: a large painting on a wall musing: thinking quietly mythical: from a legend or story navigate: to steer on or through water niche: a space or position that is suitable for a person or thing nominee: a candidate chosen by his/her party to run for an office notoriety: the state of being well known obsolete: no longer in use opportunist: someone who takes advantage of opportunities or circumstances organized labor: workers who organize or work together so they can better bargain with the owners overgraze: to allow livestock to eat too much of the plant life in one area overproduction: making more than can be used parish: a local church community pelt: the skin of a fur-bearing animal percolate: to cause a liquid to pass through a material full of pores persecution: causing people to suffer because of their beliefs or race 303
petit jury: a jury that tries cases petroglyph: an ancient carving on rock pious: showing religious devotion or reverence pit house: a home made by digging a pit in the earth plaintiff: the complaining party in a lawsuit politicking: political discussion or activity poll tax: a tax a person has to p4 in order to vote polygamist: a person who is married to more than one wife or husband at the same time pontoon: a flat-bottomed boat or float to support a temporary bridge porter: someone who has the job of carrying -baggage; an attendant in a railroad car posse: a group of men called by the sheriff in an emergency to help keep the peace POW: prisoner of war precipice: a steep cliff prefabricate: to make the parts of something before hand to be put together later prehistoric: before written history presidio: fort or military post primary source: something made or written by someone who was there at the time; an original record profitable: able to make money progressive: moving forward toward reform; relating to the Progressive political party propaganda: information or ideas spread to promote or hurt a particular cause, nation, or group prospector: someone who explores for mineral deposits PWA: Public Works Administration, an agency formed during the Great Depression to help put people back to work quarantine: to isolate in order to prevent the spread of disease radical: extreme; someone who wants quick and sweeping changes in laws and ways of government ratify: to approve and accept ration: food that is divided up in order to use it sparingly ration stamps: stamps given to families with which to buy rationed fl:-)od during World War II Rebel: a name for Southerners during the Civil War recall: the process of removing an official by popular vote recession: a mild but widespread slow-down of business activity referendum: the process of submitting legislative bills to the people to vote on refinery: a plant for refining crude or raw materials such as metals regiment: a military group relocation: the moving of people to another place renegade: a person who deserts one cause or group for another repeal: to cancel by official authority repository: a place where things are kept or put representative democracy: a type of government in which representatives are elected by the people to Tote for the people in the law-making body republic: a government in which the people hold the power and elect the officials; a representative democracy resent: to dislike or be annoyed with reservation: an area of land set aside for American Indians resolution: a formal statement of opinion or intent_. resurrection: rebirth; revival revenue: money collected by the government reverence: a feeling of respect or awe riotous: noisy, violent, disorderly rostrum: a platform for a speaker Rough Riders: a term for a cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt that fought in the Spanish-American War rubble: broken pieces and trash 304
rustler: a person who steals cattle from the range sanction: approval satellite city: a city that branches out from or is part of a larger city scarcity: something that is not plentiful or easy to get secede: to leave one country to form another sediment: material such as stones and sand deposited by water, wind, or a glacier self-sufficient: able to support oneself sentinel: a guard silt: fine earth or sand floating in rivers, ponds, or lakes skirmish: a minor battle smelter: a place where ore is melted to separate or refine metals sociable: friendly; liking companionship sojourn: to live in a place temporarily speculator: a person who takes a business risk subdivision: an area of land divided into home lots stockmen: people who own and raise livestock suburbanization: the process of more and more people moving to the suburbs causing housing developments to be built quickly suffragette: a woman who wanted women's right to vote supplement: to add to surveyor: someone who measures the land symbolic: standing for something else; representative of something else syndicated: distributed or published in a number of publications tandem: one behind another; a carriage with horses hitched one behind another tabernacle: a house of worship teamster: one who drives a team of animals terrace: to cut the land into wide levels or steps territorial legislature: a group of law makers in a territory "thieving thirteenth": a term for the thirteenth territorial legislature which spent more money than the law allowed thrift: careful management of money "Tin Lizzie": a nickname for early automobiles title: a legal right to ownership transcontinental : going across a continent transient: passing through a place; one who stays for a brief period of time and then moves on treason: going against one's country, especially by trying to overthrow the government trestle: a supporting framework turret: a low armored structure on which guns are mounted; a small tower ultimatum: a final demand in a dispute undaunted: not shaken or discouraged; brave Union: a term for the Northern states during the Civil War unproductive: not productive, not producing a lot urbanization: the process of becoming more like the city urban sprawl: the spreading of a city outward onto rural land vegetation: the plant life of a place venture: something involving risk or chance veto: to reject a bill viceroy: the governor of a territory who rules in place of the king or queen vitality: liveliness, energy whip: a member of the legislature who tries to gather support for his/her party's ideas or bills women's suffrage: women's right to vote WPA: Works Progress Administration—an agency formed during the Great Depression to help put people back to work Yankee: a name for Northerners during the Civil War Directory: books -> 0-00-BRITE -> 0-87905-856-0 books -> The theology of the balaam oracles: a pagan diviner and the word of god books -> The rhetoric of the father books -> Sra: Imagine It!, Themes, Taking a Stand, Ancient Civilizations Ecology, Great Expectations, Earth in Action, Art and Impact, Level 6 0-00-BRITE -> You Can If You Try Unit 7 Nonfiction books -> How to Get the Most Out of books -> The tregenza family 0-87905-856-0 -> Territorial Politics a legislature, Counties, Public Schools, and a New Capital City chapter 6 the time Download 484.5 Kb. Share with your friends:
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