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Chapter 11
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History
5th Grade
11/26/2007

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Term

PIONEER

Definition
A PERSON WHO FIRST SETTLES A NEW PLACE
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PURCHASE

Definition
TO BUY
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PATHFINDER
Definition
SOMEONE WHO FINDS A WAY THROUGH AN UNKNOWN REGION
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DANIEL BOONE
Definition
FOUND KENTUCKY BY GOING OVER THE CUMBERLAND GAP
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AMENDMENT
Definition
AN ADDITION OR CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION
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ANTIFEDERALIST
Definition
A CITIZEN WHO IS AGAINST THE RADIFICATION OF THE CDONSTITUTION
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BILL OF RIGHTS
Definition

A LIST OF RIGHTS ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION.

 

THE FIRST 10 AMMENDMENTS

Term
CABINET
Definition
A GROUP MADE UP OF THE PRESIDENT'S MOST IMPORTANT ADVISORS
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CAMPAIGNE
Definition
RACE FOR OFFICE
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CHECKS AND BALANCES

Definition
A SYSTEM THAT GIVES EACH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT DIFFERENT POWERS SO THAT EACH BRANCH CAN CHECK ON THE OTHERS.
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Definition
SEES THAT THE LAWS ARE CARRIED OUT
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FEDERALIST
Definition
A CITIZEN WHO IS IN FAVOR OF THE RADIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
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HUMAN RIGHT
Definition
BASIC FREEDOMS THAT ALL HUMANS SHOULD HAVE
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IMPEACH
Definition
TO ACCUSE AN OFFICIAL OF WRONG DOING AND TO FORCE HIM TO LEAVE OFFICE
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JUDICIAL BRANCH
Definition

SETTLES DISPUTES ABOUT THE MEANING OF LAWS

(JUDGES)

Term
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Definition

MAKES THE LAWS

(HOUSE OF REP. AND SENATE)

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MAJORITY
Definition
THE GREATER PART OF THE WHOLE
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PATRIOTISM

Definition
THE LOVE OF ONE'S COUNTRY
Term

POLITICAL PARTY

Definition
A GROUP OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN GOV. WHO TRY TO GET OTHERS TO AGREE WITH THEIR IDEAS AND WHO CHOSE LEADERS WHO SHARE THE PARTY'S POINT OF VIEW
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RATIFY
Definition

TO AGREE TO SOMETHING AND THUS MAKE IT A LAW

Term
SEPARATION OF POWER
Definition
THE DIVISION OF NATIONAL GOV. INTO 3 BRANCHES INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE ALL-POWERFUL BRANCH
Term
ALASKA
Definition
JUNO
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ARIZONA
Definition

PHOENIX

Term

ARKANSAS

Definition
LITTLE ROCK
Term
CALIFORNIA
Definition
SACRAMENTO
Term
COLORADO
Definition
DENVER
Term

IDAHO

Definition
BOISE
Term

IOWA

Definition
DESMOINES
Term
KANSAS
Definition
TOPEKA
Term
LOUISIANA
Definition
BATON ROUGE
Term
NEW MEXICO
Definition
SANTA FE
Term

MISSOURI

Definition
LANSING
Term
MONTANA
Definition

HELENA

Term
Nevada
Definition
Carson City
Term
North Dakota
Definition
Bismark
Term
Ohio
Definition
Columbus
Term
Oklahoma
Definition
Oklahoma City
Term
Oregon
Definition

Salem

Term
South Dakota
Definition
Pierre
Term
Texas
Definition
Austin
Term
Utah
Definition
Salt Lake City
Term
Washington
Definition
Olympia
Term
Wyoming
Definition
Cheyene
Term
Alabama
Definition
Montgomery
Term
The Louisiana Purchase
Definition

*Thomas Jefferson learned that Spain had given Louisiana back to France

 

*He offered 10 million dollars for New Orleans

 

*Napoleon needed money to support his war, so he sold Louisiana for 15 thousand dollars

 

*In 1803 America bought the Louisiana purchase

Term
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Definition

*  After the Louisiana purchase Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark to explore the new land

 

*  With the help of an Indian translator, Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark were able to explore the Missouri River, the Rockies, and Columbia River, to the Pacific

 

*  They returned with animals, plants, and maps

 

Led the way for pioneers to move west 

 

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