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inauguration

an official ceremony to make someone president

Electoral College

the group of people chosen by each state to vote for the U.S. President and vice President

Cabinet

the group of advisors to the U.S. President

Political party

a group of people who have similar beliefs about Government

tariff

a tax on imports

pioneer

a person who settles a new place before others

frontier

an undeveloped region on the edge of settled territory

interpreter

a person who can translate from one language to another

Impressment

the act of being forced to serve in the armed forces

anthem

a patriotic song used to express praise or loyalty to a nation

casualty

a person who is injured or killed in a war

nationalism

the belief that your country and its culture are better than others'

foreign policy

the actions a government takes in relation to other government and nations

Monroe doctrine

a policy made by president James Monroe warning European nations to stay out of the Americas

suffrage

the right to vote

trail of tears

the forced march of 15,000 Cherokee in 1838, Traveling from the American southeast to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma

famine

a severe shortage of food

abolition

the act of ending or abolising something, such as slavery

reform

change for the better