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A plan for how a government should run is called a ....
What is a constitution ?
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Our country's government is one in which people choose representatives to speak for them. This kind of government is known as a ....
What is a republic?
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George Washington's vice president and second president of the United States was....
Who was John Adams ?
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Andrew Jackson gained national fame at the battle of.....
What is New Orleans ?
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The first textile mills ran on this kkind of power....
What is water power ?
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The convention that created our current constitution was held in this city....
What is Philadelphia?
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution are better known as the....
What is The Bill of Rights ?
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Alexander Hamilton was killed in Weehawken NJ in a duel with ......
Who was Aaron Burr ?
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The British burned Washington D.C. during this war....
What is The War of 1812 ?
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The steamboat named The Clermont was created by...
Who is Robert Fulton?
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This man is known as " the Father of the Constitution". His name is...
Who is James Madison ?
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Our national government is divided into three branches. They are....
What is executive, legislative, and judicial ?
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The first two political parties in our country were the Democratic-Republicans and the ....
What are the Federalists?
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Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner while the British attacked this fort....
What is Ft. McHenry?
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The Erie Canal connected New York City if the east with this city in the west....
What is Buffalo?
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An agreement in which two sides each give something up and " meet half-way" is called a .....
What is a compromise ?
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The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is a list of goals the Framers hoped to accomplish. The introduction is better known as the .....
What is the Preamble?
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In 1803 , President Thomas Jefferson purchased a large amount of land from France. This territory was known as the....
What was The Luisiana Purchase ?
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British ships kidnapped American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy. This was called....
What is impressment?
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The purpose of The Missouri Compromise was to keep a balance between _______ and _________ states in the Senate...
What is slave and free ?
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The part of the Constitution that keeps any of the three branches from becoming too powerful is called the system of....
What are Checks and Balances ?
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Since George Washington was our first president, when he did things for the first time he was setting a...
What is a precedent ?
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President Jefferson sent a " corps of discovery " headed by these two men to explore the Louisiana Territory. Their names were .....
Who was Lewis aand Clark ?
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This French term means " let the people do as they choose". The term is...
What is laissez-faire ?
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This document forbade the future colonization of the Americas by any European country...
What is The Monroe Doctrine ?
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