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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   Gettysburg Address  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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