High Frequency Words U.S. History

Abdicated

• Gave up a position of power or responsibility

• Took control of a foreign territory

• Signed a treaty with another country

• Voted in favor of a national amendment

Abridged

• Shortened a document without changing its meaning

• Removed from office due to misconduct

• Added extra pages to a legal report

• Published without government approval

Agrarian

• Relating to farming or rural land

• Involving international shipping trade

• Focusing on urban industrial development

• Supportive of centralized government control

Annex

• To add a territory to a country or state

• To separate a region for independence

• To build a wall around a national border

• To remove troops from an occupied area

Capitalism

• An economic system based on private ownership and profit

• A political system where one party controls all property

• A cultural system where traditions guide all decisions

• An agricultural system run by the national government

Clauses

• Sections or parts of a legal document or law

• Rebellions formed by political activists

• Meetings held to draft new legislation

• Tools used by spies to deliver secret messages

Commerce

• The buying and selling of goods and services

• The spread of religion through colonies

• The movement of armies during a conflict

• The printing of laws and public documents

Contrivances

• Inventions or tools created for a specific purpose

• Political agreements between rival parties

• Public announcements about new laws

• Military bases built in remote locations

Diplomacy

• Managing international relations through negotiation

• Spying on rival countries during a conflict

• Training soldiers for overseas combat

• Writing laws for local governments

Disdain

• A strong feeling of dislike or disrespect

• A peaceful agreement to end a conflict

• A military strategy to divide enemy forces

• A belief in the superiority of one culture