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Chapter 11
"Ben Franklin 5th Grade - Chapter 11"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| electoral college | group of people chosen by the people of each state who vote for President |
| inauguration | ceremony in which a newly-elected President takes office |
| Cabinet | officials appointed 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 government should do |
| pioneer | early settler of a region |
| frontier | outer edge of a settled area |
| Louisiana Purchase | territory purchased by the United States from France in 1803, extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| Battle of Tippecanoe | battle between United States soldiers and the Shawnee in 1811 that neither side won |
| War Hawks | members of congress who supported war with Britain in 1812 |
| War of 1812 | conflict between the United States and Britain that lasted from 1812 to 1815 |
| national anthem | Official song of a country. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. |
| Battle of New Orleans | victory of United States forces commanded by Andrew Jackson over the British in the War of 1812 |