Vocab 1
What is the meaning of constitution
the laws and plan of a nation's government
taxes on goods brought into a country
What was the name of the first national constitution?
Articles of Confederation
What did the Indian Removal Act say?
Native Americans must give up their land in the east and move west
Suffrage is __________?
The right to vote
What is the meaning of legislative branch
the part of government that makes the laws
what is the meaning of fugitive
a person who runs away or escapes
A president can be in office for ______ term/s.
2 terms
What started the war with Mexico?
Boundary lines/ border
True or False: Lewis and Clark were sent to explore Florida.
False
what is the meaning of executive branch
the part of government that carries out the laws
what is the meaning of secede
to break apart from
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Manifest Destiny is the belief that____________.
Americans can live on any land between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean
The Louisiana Purchase _____________ the size of the United States?
Doubled
what is the meaning of judicial branch
the part of government that settles differences about the meanings of law
what is the meaning of total war
Destruction of food, equipment and anything else of use to soldiers and civilians
The United States bought the Louisiana Purchase from ___________?
France
Why did Chinese men move to California?
To mine gold and become rich
True or False: The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
true
what is the meaning of cotton gin
a machine that separates cotton from its seeds
what is the meaning of veteran
a person who served in the armed forces
A forty-niner is _______?
A person who went to California in 1849
Who was the leader of the women's rights movement?
Susan B. Anthony
How many years is one term in office for the president
4 years