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| A person who comes to live in a new land. |
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| the way of life followed by a group of people - including food, clothing, music, art, religion, holidays, customs, stories and language. |
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| Explorer from Spain who landed in America in 1492 |
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| land west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains - sold by French in 1803 to the United States |
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| President Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark |
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| The president sent Louis and Clark on an expedition to discover what was on the land that had been purchase from the French - the Louisiana Territory. They started at St. Louis on the Missouri River and 18 months later they reached the Pacific Ocean. |
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| out of many, one (Latin) - our country's motto - many states, one nation - many backgrounds, one nation |
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| In 1783, the US claimed the Mississippi as its western border. |
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| land that connected Siberia and Alaska |
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| the rules, or laws, of a country and the people who run the nation |
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| a type of government in which leaders are elected |
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| to make decisions for others |
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| a form of government in which every citizen has a right to take part |
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| an official member of a country |
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| the document that sets forth the plan for U.S. government (gives US citizens certain rights) |
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| a system of government in which the national and state governments share power |
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| the part of the government that makes laws |
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| the building where the U.S. Congress meets |
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| the part of the government in charge of carrying out laws |
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| the building where the President of the United States lives and works |
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| the part of the government that makes sure laws follow the Constitution |
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| the highest court of the United States |
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| a change to the Constitution |
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| the first ten amendments to the Constitution (ex. freedom of speech and religion) |
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| a booklet that gives a person permission to travel to other countries |
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| the money the government collects to pay for the services it offers |
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| a group of citizens who make decisions in a court of law |
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