Vocab 1
A word used by settlers to describe land beyond their original settlements.
Frontier
__________ was the leader of Seneca?
Red Jacket
If Presidents don't like laws passed by Congress they can _________________________.
Veto The Laws
_____________ was the first capital of the United States.
____________ was the first capital of New York.
New York City
Kingston
How many houses does Congress have?
2
A person who helps settle a area, or a land.
Pioneer
_____________ was the first president.
George Washington
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
A person who speaks for others is called a ________.
Representative
What was the goal of New York's Constitution?
To protect citizens'rights
A business that can lend, save, or exchange money.
Bank
________________ was the first chief Judge of the surpreme court
John Jay
The job of Congress is to ________________.
Make Laws
____________ is a gathering of people.
A Convention
Our Social Studies textbook is an example of a ____________________.
Secondary Source
A change, or addition, to a set of laws is called an ____________.
Amendment
___________ was chosen as the first secretary of the treasury
Alexander Hamilton
The job of the courts is to _______________________.
Decide if people have broken laws
____________ is a written plan of government
A Constitution
In ________ Congress established the First Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1791
The economic system that allows people to decide how to own and run their own buisnesses.
Free enterprise
_________ was elected to be the first governor of New York.
George Clinton
The system of checks and balances means that no part of the government can become too _______________.
Strong or Powerful
The conflict between United States and Great Britain that occurred after the American Revolution.
War Of 1812
After the start of the ______________, the colonies began making their own currency (money)
American Revolution