Glossary

Boycotted

stopped buying or using services or goods from a particular company as a form of protest.

Brandeis Brief

a legal document that uses social science data, statistics, and expert testimony to support its arguments, rather than relying solely on legal precedents.

Brief

a written legal argument submitted to the court.

Briefs

written legal arguments submitted to the court.

Burlingame Treaty

a landmark treaty between the United States and Qing China to establish formal friendly relations between the two nations, with the United States granting China the status of most favored nation with regards to trade.

Cabinet

A group of high ranking officials from the executive branch who advise the President.

Calamity

disaster.

California Gold Rush

after news of James W. Marshall’s discovery of gold in Coloma, California, spread, 300,000 people rushed to the state in hopes of discovering gold.

Camaraderie

Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Capitalist

a person who invests in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism, an economic system characterized by private ownership and free markets.