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Electoral College

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Group of people chosen by the people of each state who vote for the President

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Louisana Purchase

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Territory purchased by the US from France in 1803 extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada

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Inauguration

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Ceremony in which a newly elected President takes office.

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Pioneers

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Early settlers of a regions

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Neutral

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Not taking sides.

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War of 1812

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Conflict between the US and Britain.

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Cabinet

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Officials appointed by the President as advisors and to head the departments in the executive branch.

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Battle of Tippecanoe

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Battle between the US soldiers and the Shawnee in 1811, that neither won.

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Frontier

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Outer edge of a settled area.

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National Anthem

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Official song of a country. The “Star Spangled Banner” is the US anthem.

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Who decided that the nation’s capital whould be moved to Washington D.C.?

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Congress

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He was hired to design the city plans in the capital city.

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Pierre L’Enfant

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The Cabinet was formed by the heads of the departments of this branch.

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Executive.

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The job of the_______is to advise the President.

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Cabinet

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Political parties emerged because people had _______

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Differences of opinion.

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The US bought the Louisiana Territory from _______ to buy________.

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France, New Orleans

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What was the effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the US?

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The size of the country doubled.

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The ideas of these two men led to the development of the two political parties.

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Jefferson and Hamilton.

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Name 3 factors in the US movement towards the War of 1812:

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  1. British alliance with Tecumseh to stop westward expansion.
  2. Seizing of US sailor by the British Navy
  3. Seizing of US cargo by British Navy.
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These two men launched an expedition because Jefferson wanted to find out about the West.

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Lewis and Clark.

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Name 3 goals of Lewis and Clark’s expedition:

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  1. To find resources that were available to us
  2. To establish a relationship with the Native Americans
  3. To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
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The War of 1812 was best remembered for:

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Dramatic sea battles.

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Name 3 things found during Lewis and Clark’s expeditions:

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  1. Fabulous views
  2. New plants and animals
  3. A path to the Rocky Mountains.
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This man wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” because of the things he saw during the War of 1812.

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Francis Scott Key

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Name 3 things that helped the US grow westward:

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  1. Louisiana Purchase
  2. Lewis and Clark expedition
  3. Pioneers that traveled west.
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This was the last battle associated with the War of 1812:

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The Battle of New Orleans

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To gain freedon at sea is the main reason the US went to war with________ for the 2nd time.

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Britain

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What evidence is there that Washington supported the idea that the President should not be all-powerful?

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Washington set up his cabinet to advise him on major decisions. This shows that he believed that decisions should not be made in isolation.

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Put the following events in order that led to the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase:

___The French gained control from the Spanish

___Jefferson made an agreement with the French to buy the Louisiana Territory

____The pioneers couldn’t ship their products

____American Pioneers used the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans to ship goods to the East Coast and Europe

_____Jefferson became interested in buying the ports

_____The spanish closed the port to American trade

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  1. American Pioneers used the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans to ship goods to the East Coast and Europe.
  2. The Spanish closed the port to American trade.
  3. The pioneers couldn’t ship their products.
  4. Jefferson became interested in buying the ports
  5. The French gained control from the Spanish
  6. Jefferson made an agreement with the French to buy the Louisiana Territory.
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He had plans to set up a national bank.

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Hamilton

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He was elected President by the electoral college in a unanimous vote.

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Washington

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He was secretary of state under Washington.

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Jefferson

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He was a member of the Democratic-Republican party.

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Jefferson

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He was the secretary of the treasury under Washington.

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Hamilton

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He designed the city of Washington DC.

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L’Enfant

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He opposed setting up a National Bank.

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Jefferson

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He was the first President to live in the President’s House.

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Adams

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Originally, he did not want to become President.

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Washington

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He was the second President of the US.

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Adams

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He believed in a strong national government.

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Hamilton

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He was an astronomer who helped survey the land where Washington, DC was built.

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Banneker

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He was a member of the Federalist political party.

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Hamilton

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He wanted the country to remain a land of small farmers and skilled craft workers.

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Jefferson

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He was “First in war, first in peace, and first in the heart of his countrymen.”

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Washington

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He was the 3rd President of the US.

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Jefferson

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Jefferson believed that the power of government belonged in the hands of the____-

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People

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In search of new lands to settle, Americans began moving________, long before Jefferson became President.

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Westward

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Daniel Boone, an early pioneer, created the trail known as :

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The Wilderness Road

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Boone led many pioneers through the ______, across the Appalachian Mountains.

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Cumberland Gap

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Settlers along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers used these waterways as __________ to ship their products south.

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Trade Routes

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Goods shipped along the Mississippi went to the Spanish-controlled port of ________ and then to the East Coast and Europe.

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New Orleans

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The US double in size with the________. Acquiring land that strectched fromMississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

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Louisianna Purchase.

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Jefferson was interested in the lands to the west and chose these men to head an expedition to explore the unknown area.

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Lewis and Clark

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The expedition to explore the West included the help of a French trapper and his Shoshone wife, __________, who served as a guide and interpreter for the expedition.

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Sacagawea

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