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Vocab Chap 11 (kh)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New York City, New York | Where Washington served his term. temporary U.S capital. |
| Washington D.C. | a ten squared mile area along the Potamac River.set aside land for the capital of the U.S.A. |
| Pierre L'Enfant | French artist and engineer who designed Washington D.C. At the request of Washington. |
| Benjamin Banneker | Astronomer, inventer, mathematician, and son of a freed slave, he surveyed the land on which Washington D.C. was built. |
| Abigail Adams | Writer and wife of John Adams , She was the first lady to live in the white house. |
| electoral collage | Group of people chosen by the people of each state who can vote for a President. |
| inauguration | Ceremony in which a newly elected President takes place. |
| cabinet | Officals apponited by the president as advisers and to head the departments in the executive branch. |
| political party | organized group of people who share similar views of what the goverment should do. |