8Th Grade Social Studies

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George Washington

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First President of the United States and commander-in-chief during the Revolutionary war.

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King George III

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King of Great Britain and ruled for 59 years

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Thomas Paine

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author of "Commen Sense"

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Paul Revere

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American silver smith, famouse for his "Midnight Ride" and a patriot in the American Revolution.

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John Adams

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second president of the United States.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Author of the Decloration of Independence and the third prestident of the United States.

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Alexander Hamilton

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chief staff aid of George Washington and one of the most influential interpreters of the US constitution.

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James Madison

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Author of the Virginia Plan. He was the fourth president of the United States.

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Daniel Shays

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Famouse for "Shays Rebellion". A farmer and American soldier.

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Sacagawea (su-kah-gu-way-uh)

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(has a very often mispronounced name.) a native american women who accompanied Louis and Clark on their expedition as a translator and a symbol of peace.

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Lewis & Clark

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Famouse for the "Louis & Clark Expedition" across the Louisiana purchase.

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James Monroe

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fifth president of the United States

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Andrew Jackson

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seventh president of the United States. Defeated the Red Sticks at horse shoe bend in tje war of 1812.

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Parliament

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Great Britian's government

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Boycott

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a wothdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest.

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Propaganda

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information, especially of a bias or miseading nature, used to promote or publisize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Loyalist

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American colonists who remained loyal to the british buring the revolution.

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Sons of Liberty

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formal, underground organization with recognised members and leaders. they resisted parliment's taxes and laws.

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Stamp Act

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an act of the british Parliment that made colonists pay for stamps on newspapers and legal and commorcial documents.

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a constitution

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a set of fundemental principles or established presidents according to which a state or other organizations are governed.

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Republic

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a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected president instead of a monarchy.

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Articles of Confederation

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original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.

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Virginia Plan

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a proposal by Virginian delegates to have two branches of government. It was thought of and written by James Madison.

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3/5 Compermise

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every slave in each state counted for 3/5 of a citizen instead of not being counted in the state's population at all so that the smaller states could get closer to becoming larger states.

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Federalist

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a supporter of federalism.

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Anti-Federalist

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a group of diverse individuals that formed to oppose the ratification of the new federal constitution.

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Bill of Rights

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the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution.

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Amendments

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a minor change in a document

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Checks & Balances

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a system set up to make sure that no one branch of the government has a higher power than any other.

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Federalism

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The federal principale or system of government.

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Political Parties

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an organised group of people with similar beliefs/opinions on hiw the government should be run.

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Cabinet

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advisors to the President.

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Third Parties

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political parties other than the Democratic or Republican Parties.

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Louisiana Purchase

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a large portion of land bought from france that doubled the size of the United States over night.

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Impressment

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the british act of kidnapping british soldiers and forcing them to serve in the british navy.

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Trail of Tears

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the 800 mile treck that the Indians/Native Americans were forced to make. many Indians/Native Americans dies along the way and they lost their homes, thus earning the name "Trail of Tears".

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Monroe Doctrine

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a doctrine signed by the United States that any European attempt to colonise will be looked apon as a treat and a call to war.

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Isolationism

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the belife that the United States shoukd only pay attention to internal problems.

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Interventionism

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the belief that the United States should get involved the problems of the world.

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast

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Assimilate

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an attempt to adapt to a different culture/lifestyle.

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Worcester vs. Georgia

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the case in which the court overruled the claim that people should have a license to enter Indian/Native American territory.

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Legislative Branch

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Job: making laws
Who Serves: Congress
Term: 6 years

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Judicial Branch

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Job: Making Laws
Who serves: Supreme Court
Term: Life

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Executive Branch

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Job: Making Laws
Who Serves: President
Term: 4 Years