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| 8668950689 | republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. | 0 | |
| 8668956975 | immigration | the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. | 1 | |
| 8669040701 | migration | movement of people to a new area or country | 2 | |
| 8669145972 | The Seven Years War | A war fought between the colonies of British America and New France. It was caused by a need by the British to take control of the fur trade in the Ohio River Valley. AKA, The Seven Years War | 3 | |
| 8669153397 | elites | A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth | 4 | |
| 8669167077 | grassroots movement | one which uses the people in a given district as the basis for a political or economic movement | 5 | |
| 8669180311 | american revolution | The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. | 6 | |
| 8673236788 | loyalist | British supporters wealthy | 7 | |
| 8673244038 | Patriots | a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors | 8 | |
| 8682566208 | Declaration of Independence | Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state. | 9 | |
| 8682566209 | neutrality | policy of supporting neither side in a war | 10 | |
| 8682566210 | French Revolution | a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789 | 11 | |
| 8682725073 | Haiti Revolution | This revolution inspired other revolutions throughout Latin America. | 12 | |
| 8682725074 | Latin America | Spanish or Portuguese-speaking nations south of the U.S. | 13 | |
| 8682725075 | George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army | 14 | |
| 8682725076 | Farewell Address | final official speech of Presidents as they exit office | 15 | |
| 8682725077 | democracy | government by the people | 16 | |
| 8682725078 | Thomas Paine | Author of Common Sense | 17 | |
| 8682725079 | common sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation | 18 | |
| 8682725080 | articles of confederation | a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states | 19 | |
| 8682725081 | property qualifications | 20 | ||
| 8682725082 | Constitution | A written plan of government | 21 | |
| 8682725083 | Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | 22 | |
| 8682725084 | Separation of Powers | an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. | 23 | |
| 8682725085 | Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments | 24 | |
| 8682725086 | Ratification Process | 9 of 13 states have to ratify before Constitution can go into effect | 25 | |
| 8682725087 | politcal party | organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government | 26 | |
| 8682725088 | Framers | Group of delegates who drafted the United States Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 | 27 | |
| 8682725089 | mission | a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do | 28 | |
| 8682725090 | Appalachian Mountains | A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama. | 29 | |
| 8682725091 | Northwest Ordinance | a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed | 30 | |
| 8682725092 | Public Education | tax supported schools *helped many people get an education, but also excluded many groups | 31 | |
| 8682725093 | Mississippi River | A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S. | 32 | |
| 8682725094 | national identity | a person's citizenship | 33 | |
| 8682725095 | regional identity | an awareness of being a part of a group of people living in a culture region | 34 | |
| 8682725096 | replublican motherhood | term for women's roles in the emerging United States before during and after the revolution | 35 |
