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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Jamestown | first permanent English settlement, 1607 |
| Declaration of Independence | signed on July 4, 1776 |
| Constitution of the United States | 1787 |
| Louisiana Territory | 1803 |
| Civil War | 1861-1865 |
| First shots of the American Revolution | Lexington |
| Concord | First battle of the American Revolution |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution |
| Yorktown | End of the American Revolution |
| First shots of the Civil War | Fort Sumter |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Turning point in the Civil War |
| Vicksburg | Split the Confederacy in two and gave the North control of the Mississippi River |
| Appomattox Court House | Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War |
| New England Colonies | All founded for religious purposes |
| Middle colonies | Known as the Breadbasket Colonies because they grew large amounts of oats and grains |
| Southern Colonies | Founded for economic reasons, main way of living was farming and large plantations |
| Mercantilism | Practice of creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade |
| Abolitionist | Person who wanted to end slavery in the United States |
| Tariff | Tax on goods brought into a country |
| Protective tariff | Tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industry |
| Sectionalism | A strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of to the whole country |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the US should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Temperance Movement | A campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol |
| Representative Government | A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | The first representative assembly in the new world |
| Three Branches of Government | The Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch and the Executive Branch |
| Checks and Balances | 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 |
| Free Enterprise | The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation |
| Federalism | The sharing of power between the states and the national government |
| Separation of Powers | A system in which each branch of government has its own powers |
| Popular Sovereignty | The practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether of not to allow slavery |
| Amend | To change |
| Unalienable Rights | Rights that cant be given up, taken away or transferred. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those thoughts |
| Tyranny | A cruel and unjust government |
| Democracy | A form of government that is run for and by the people, giving people the supreme power |
| Ratify | To approve by vote |
| Judicial Review | The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not |
| Civil Disobedience | Peacefully disobeying a law |
| Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government |
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