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- What was the war of 1812
- US declared war on Britain. US people blamed British for the Indian attacks. Lasted 2 years. No one was a winner. indians suffered the most
- Checks and balances
- Part of our constitution and guarantees that no part of our government can become too powerful
- Who was Tecumseh?
- A great Indian leader who tried to unite all Indian groups to drive settlers out of the West
- How many Senators are there?
- 2 from each state
- Lewis and Clark
- Friends who left St. Louis and went up the Missouri River and discovered and learned about the West. Made people want to move there
- What is the electoral college?
- The Electoral College was established by the founding fathers as a compromise between election of the president by Congress and election by popular vote.
- What is the 3/5 compromise?
- It stated that 3/5 of the slaves would be counted for the representatives
- Cherokee Indians
- Forced to move west in a journey called The Trail of Tears
- Why were the 10 amendments added to the constitution?
- Called the Bill of Rights and there to protect the rights of the people
- What was the main difference between Federalists and the Republicans
- The Federalists favored a strong national govt and did not trust the states to act on their own. Republicans did not trust a national government
- How many in the House of Representatives
- 435 - based on how many in the state
- How many states had to approve the Constitution?
- 9 of the 13
- How did the articles of Confederation limit the power of Congress?
- Congress' power over states was limited. For a law to be passed at least 9 of 13 states had to approve it
- What did Shay's rebellion do?
- help create a stronger national govt
- How many electoral votes must a President get to be elected?
- 270
- What was the Articles of Confederation
- The nation's first constitution
- What did Thomas Jefferson do when he was president?
- Louisiana Purchase-when president bought state of Louisianna from Franch for $15million. The US doubled in size
- Who was Sacagawea?
- A woman who helped Lewis and Clark explore the Louisianna Purchase territory
- Andrew Jackson
- He was the first 'common man' to be elected president of the US
- What are the three branches of government?
- Legislative, Judicial and Executive
- What was the Trail of Tears?
- When US soldiers forced Cherokee indians to move west. Over 4000 people died.
- What is the Great Compromise?
- In one house of Congress, representatives would be based on the # of people in a state. In the other each state would have one vote