The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date
July 4, 1776
The Constitution of the United States was written in this year
1787
President Thomas Jefferson purchased this from France in 1803
Louisiana Territory
He purchased the Louisiana Territory from France
Thomas Jefferson
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country
France
The Louisiana Territory was purchased in this year
1803
The Civil War was fought in these years
1861-1865
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
abolitionist
A tax placed on goods brought into a country
tariff
A tax placed on goods from another country to protect home industry
protective tariff
A strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of to the whole country
sectionalism
The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Manifest Destiny
A campaign against the sale of drinking alcohol
Temperance Movement
A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them
Representative Government
A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them
republic
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
three branches of government
A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches
checks and balances
The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation
free enterprise
The sharing of power between the states and the national government
federalism
The practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
popular sovereignty
To change
amend
Rights that cannot be given up, taken away, or transferred
unalienable rights
Examples of unalienable rights
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
A form of government that is run for and by the people, giving people the supreme power
democracy
The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not
judicial review
The original records of an event, including eyewitness reports, records created at the time of an event, speeches, letters by people involved in the event, protographs, and artifacts.
primary sources
The later writings and interpretations of historians and writers; they often provide summaries of information found in primary sources (like textbooks and articles)
secondary sources
The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place
Industrial Revolution
The Declaration of Independence was a document written by __________.
Thomas Jefferson
The first American constitution
Articles of Confederation
It set out the laws and principles of the government of the United States
Constitution of the United States
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that detail the protection of individual liberties
Bill of Rights
A short speech by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetary for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gerrysburg
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