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first ten amendments to the Constitution which were adopted in 1791, securing many Americans' approval of the Constitution

Bill of Rights

Patriot general who was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army during the War for Independence; first president of the United States; led troops to put down the Whiskey Rebellion

George Washington

capital of the United States named in honour of George Washington and located in the District of Columbia

Washington., D.C.

famous Black American astronomer who accurately predicted an eclipse in 1789 and built a working clock made entirely of wood

Benjamin Bannecker

second president of the United States; president during the XYZ Affair

John Adams

plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that called for a bicameral legislature; often called the Great Compromise because it likely saved the Constitutional Convention from failure

Connecticut Compromise

composed of two houses

bicameral

first twelve years of the constitutional republic during which the Federalists held most of the political power

Federalist Era

Virginia representative to the Constitutional Convention whose ideas on law, order, and responsibility greatly influenced the Constitution; perhaps the most important member of the Convention; known as the Father of the Constitution; fourth president of the United States; president during the War of 1812

James Madison

plan proposed by the larger states at the Constitutional Convention that called for the new Congress to have congressional representation according to state population

Virginia Plan

plan proposed by the smaller states at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal state representation in the new Congress

New Jersey Plan

a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

tariff

What is the nation's capital?

Washington D.C.

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States

Federalist Papers

a form of indirect tax imposed by governments on specific goods, services, or activities

Excise tax

additions to a document

amendments

formal ceremony in which a president is officially placed in office

inauguration

formal document which gives an inventor exclusive legal rights to his invention for seventeen years

patent

incident in 1797 after French warships began to attack American ships in which three unofficial French agents insisted on a bribe from the American peace commission before starting the negotiating process between the United States and France

XYZ affair

series of acts which extended the time required for aliens to become citizens, allowed for the president to be able to deport those aliens believed to be dangerous, made it illegal to be involved in any activity to overthrow the established government, and made it a crime to make or publish "false, scandalous and malicious" statements against the government

Alien and Sedition Acts

agreement between the northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention which established that three-fifths of a state's slave population would be counted for both representation and taxation

3/5 Compromise

document accepted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 that was the first central authority of the United States; established a confederacy

Articles of Confederation

governor of the Indiana Territory who defeated Tecumseh's Confederacy at the Battle of Tippecanoe just before the beginning of the War of 1812; first Whig president and ninth president of the United States whose campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!"

William Harrison

Shawnee chief and the Prophet's brother who tried to convince tribes from present-day Wisconsin to West Florida to join in a confederacy to drive the settlers from their land

Tecumseh

young, newly elected congressmen from southern and western states who called for war with Great Britain in the early 1800s

War Hawks

first secretary of the treasury who put the United States on sound financial footing; died in a duel with Aaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

a U.S. military expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark from 1804 to 1806

Lewis and Clark expedition

war fought from 1812 to 1814 between the United States and Britain

War of 1812

time period that began in 1815 as a result of national growth and cooperation between all sections of the country

Era of Good Feelings

Who was the president during the Era of Good Feelings?

James Monroe

land sold to the United States from France for $15 million in 1803; nearly doubled the size of the United States

Louisiana Purchase

Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?

Thomas Jefferson

wife and First Lady of President James Madison; served as the White House hostess during President Thomas Jefferson's two terms

Dolley Madison

Shoshone girl who accompanied Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as a guide and translator through the Louisiana Purchase

Sacagawea

American general who led a band of Tennessee riflemen that defeated the Creek Nation at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812; first president form the West; seventh president of the United

Andrew Jackson

poem written by Francis Scott Key that later became the national anthem of the United States

The Star Spangled Banner

pioneer who led an expedition through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, discovered the area of Big Bone Lick, blazed the trail for the wilderness Road, and built the fort which became the town of Boonesborough

Daniel Boone

legislation passed in 1820 that admitted Maine to the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state and prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory

Missouri Compromise

trail blazed by Daniel Boone and his men through the Cumberland Gap that served as a path for families bound for the West

Wilderness Road

What are the three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

What does legislative do?

makes laws

what does executive do?

Enforces laws

What does judicial do?

interpret laws