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Inauguration |
An official ceremony to make someone president |
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Electoral college |
The group of people chosen by state to vote for the U.S. president and vice president |
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Cabinet |
The group of advisors to the U.S. president |
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political party |
A group of people who have who have similar beliefs about government |
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tariff |
A tax on imports |
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Pioneer |
a person who settles a new place before others |
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Frontier |
an undeveloped region on the edge of settled territory |
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interpreter |
a person who can translate one language to another |
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impressment |
the act of being forced to serve in the armed forces |
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anthem |
a patriotic song used to express praise or layalty to a nation |
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casualty |
a person who is injured or killed in war |
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nationalism |
the belief that your country and its culture is better that others' |
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hello |
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foreign policy |
the actions a government takes in relation to other governments and nations |
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monroe doctrine |
a policy made by president James Monroe warning European nations to stay out of the americas |
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suffrage |
the right to move |
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trail of tears |
the forced march of 15,000 Cherokee in 1838, traveling from the American southeast to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma |
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famine |
a severe shortage of food |
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abolition |
the act of ending or abolishing something, such as slavery |
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reform |
change for the better |