Rev War
a person who wanted to break away from GB
patriot
this part of the government contains the Congress; house of reps and senate
legislative branch
this part of the government contains the president, vice president and FBI/ATF...
executive branch
this was the belief that Americans thought it was their God-given right to take the land from the east to the west
manifest destiny
this had 23 states
UNION, USA, United States of America...
goods coming into a country or colony
import
these are articles added to the US Constitution after it was written and signed into action
amendments
these are the first 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
this was the name given to the period in history when people were racing to California in search of gold
the gold rush
someone who hated slavery and did something about it
abolitionist
what the colonists did when they were angry with GB for passing laws for them without representation
protest
this means the people rule or the people vote
popular sovereignty
this principle of the US Constitution that says everyone is bound by the same laws
limited power/limited government
these were the places the US government sent Native Americans
reservation
this is when both sides give in a little
a compromise
this is when people stopped buying certain items in protest
boycott
this means that we have 3 separate parts of the US Government-3 parts exist
separation of powers
these are the personal freedoms that all Americans have
individual rights
prairie schooner
this is the name for the 4 states that allowed slavery but stayed in the USA
border states
this is when people skew the truth and try to sway others to join their side/point of view
propaganda
these are shared powers between the federal government and the state governments
federalism
this man wrote the US Constitution and was the 4th US President
James Madison
where people took off to start on the Oregon Trail
Fort Independence, Missouri
this is when one part of the country was more important than the whole country
sectionalism