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| ceremony in which a newly elected President swears loyalty to the Constitution and takes office |
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| group of people chosen by each state who vote for President and Vice-President. The number of these from each state is the number of its senators and the number of its representatives to the House of Representatives |
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| members of the Executive Branch who serve as advisers for the President |
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| organized group of people who share a view of what government should be and do |
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| the permanent site for the nation's capital |
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| son of a freed slave who helped survey the land for Washington,D.C. |
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| the first "First Lady" to live in the White House |
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| early settlers who crossed the Appalachian Mountains in search of fertile land |
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| early woodsman who led many pioneers to the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, he created the Wilderness Road to Kentucky |
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| trail created by Daniel Boone that went from the Appalachians from Virginia to Kentucky |
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| a small valley that was a way across the Appalachian Mountains |
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| man sent by Jefferson to buy New Orleans from the French |
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| purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France by the United States for $15 million |
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| Meriwether Lewis and William clark |
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| leaders of an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory; their goals were to search for a water route to the Pacific, establish relationships with the Indians,and learn about the plants and animals of the new land |
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| Shoshone woman who served as translator for the Lewis and Clark expedition, establishing good relations with the Indians |
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| Shawnee leader who led the Indians in resisting pioneer settlement |
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| fight between U.S. forces and Tecumseh's soldiers; the U.S. won |
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| President who wanted to keep the nation out of war with Britain but finally had to declare war |
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| group that wanted war with Britain |
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| war between the U.S. and Britain, known for its dramatic sea battles |
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| fort in the harbor of Baltimore in which the U.S. held off the British navy |
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| man who wrote a poem inspired by the bombardment of Ft. McHenry that later became our national anthem |
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| battle that turned Andrew Jackson into a national hero, although the battle was fought after the peace treaty had already been signed |
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