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vocabularys
acos 4.0 esl vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Most favored nation | a policy between countries ensuring fair trading practices |
| Aliens | A person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country |
| sedition | incitement to rebellion |
| Interposition | theory that a state should be able to intervene between the federal government and the people to stop an illegal action |
| Embargo | a government ban on trade with other countries |
| war hawks | members of Congress during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain |
| nationalism | A philosophy and approach to art and literature based on the belief that nature can be understood through scientific observation and that society functions best with some government regulation |
| revenue tariff | tax on imports for the purpose of raising money |
| Protective tariff | tax on imports designed to protect American manufacturers |
| Quasi war |