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inauguration |
an official ceremony to make someone president |
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Electoral College |
the group of people chosen by each state to vote for the U.S. president and vice president |
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Cabinet |
the group of advisers to the U.S. president |
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political party |
a group of people who have similar beliefs about government |
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tariff |
a tax on imported goods |
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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 from 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 loyalty to a nation |
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casualty |
a person who is injured or killed in a war |
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nationalism |
the belief that your country and its cultures are better than others |
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foreign policy |
the actions a government takes in relation to other governments or 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 vote |
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Trail of Tears |
the forced marched 15,000 Cherokee in 1838 traveling from the America southeast to Indian Territory in present day Oklahhoma |
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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 |