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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Was signed on July 4th, 1776 |
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| Constitution of the United States |
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| President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in ____ |
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| The Civil War was fought from |
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| Was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States |
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| Is a tax on goods brought into a country |
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| Is a tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry |
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| A strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of to the whole country |
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| The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
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| A campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol |
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| Representative Government |
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| A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
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| A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them |
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| Three Branches of Government |
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| The Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive Branch |
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| A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control the actions of the other branches |
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| The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation |
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| The sharing of power between the states and the national government |
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| The practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery |
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| Rights that cannot be given up, taken away, or transferred. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights |
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| A form of government that is run for and by the people, giving the people supreme power |
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| The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether or not they're constitutional or not |
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| The original records of an event. They include eyewitness reports, records created at the time of the event, speeches, and letters by people involved in the event, photographs, and artifacts |
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| The later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often secondary sources, like textbooks and articles, provide summaries of information found in primary sources |
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| The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| The first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions |
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| Constitution of the United States |
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| Sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States |
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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties |
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| Created two houses of Congress. One based on on population, the other gave equal representation to each state |
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| Wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd President of the United States, and purchased the Louisiana Territory, doubling the size of the United States |
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| 7th President and leader of the Democratic Party and a "President of the people". He was also responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| Ended the Mexican War. The US gained Mexican Cession |
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| Texas was annexed in _____ by the United States. This was one of the causes of the war with Mexico |
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| President of the Confederacy during the Civil War |
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| General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North |
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| General of the Confederate Army |
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| 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended |
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| Considered to be "Father of the Constitution" |
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| Escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North |
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| Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens |
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| Invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves |
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| Successful use of the steamboat by _______ revolutionized transportation and trade in the United States |
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| "Congress shall make no law" restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition |
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| Guarantees the right of the states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms |
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| Forbids the government to order privates citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes |
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| Requires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized by the government |
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| Protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself; bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
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| Guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury; the right to a lawyer; the right to cross examine witnesses; and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify |
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| Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil suits |
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| Prohibits cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail or fines |
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| States that people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution |
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| States that power not given to the federal government belong to the states |
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| Guarantees citizenship and rights to all the people born or naturalized in the United States |
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| Guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race |
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