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21. Separation of Powers: system in which each branch of government has its own powers.

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22. means to approve by vote.

Great. Now that we have all signed the Constitution, will the states vote for it?

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YES!Sweet! Now the Constitution is RATIFIED!

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23. Amend means to change. As in amend the Constitution so it works better. Amendment = change to the Constitution

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24. The Bill of Rights - 1st ten amendments to the Constitution --designed to protect our individual liberties.

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25. The First AmendmentProtects the freedom ofReligion AssemblyPressPetitionSpeech

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26. The 2nd Amen A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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27. The 3rd Amendment - "No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

This place looks great!! I think Ill move in.3rd Amendment

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28. 13th Amendment Slavery shall (not) exist within the United States..

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29. The 14th Amendment Defined the right of citizenship & ended the 3/5 compromise.

Section 1. All personsare citizens of the United States... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens nor deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny the equal protection of the laws.

Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed

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30. The 15th Amendment The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race

Im free, I have the rights of all citizens (14th amend), and I get to vote?YAY!!Sadly, many southern states would find ways to prevent African- Americans from voting.15th Amendment

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31. The 19th Amendment The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied on account of sex.

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32. Federalists were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.

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33. Anti-federalists were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government.

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I wish someone would pay me in gum

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34. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.

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35. Free Enterprise is an economic system where citizens are free to choose how to make a living.

Lemonade: $5.00

So thirstyWhat to choose?

Cat Urine: $5.00

Free Enterprise

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36. Industrial Revolution: industry changed from the production of goods at home (cottage industry) to factory production using powered machinery.

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Insult my beloved Rachel and Ill thump your skull. I will hold the Union together, so shut your trap & pay the tariff SC!

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38. Trail of Tears forced the Indians in the southeastern U.S. to move west of the Mississippi River.

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39. Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

".... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air . John O Sullivan 1845

American Progress by John Gast, 1872Manifest Destiny

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40. The Expansion of the United States to the West.

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41. An abolitionist was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. Abolish - to get rid of.

Harriet Tubman helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North through the Underground Railroad.William Lloyd Garrison Outspoken white abolitionistFounded The Liberator, an anti-slavery magazine, in 1831.

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42. Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Jefferson DavisI want to be president

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43. Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States (Union); served during the Civil War

Has anyone seen my stovepipe hat?Abraham Lincoln

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44. Ulysses S. Grant was the General of the Union Army and accepted Lees surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War.

Ulysses S GrantNo other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

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45. Robert E. Lee was the General of the Confederate Army. His defeat at Gettysburg would be a turning point in the Civil War

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46. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter - Charleston, South Carolina.

Edmund RuffinPierre Teutante Beauregard

Robert AndersonFort Sumter

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47. The Battle of Gettysburg, July1-3,1863, was the turning point in the Civil War where Lees army is defeated.

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Battle of Gettysburg

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48. The Gettysburg Address - speech given by Lincoln dedicating a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals.

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49. Appomattox Court House, Virginia is where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War.

Appomattox Court HouseSurrender, for your own safety!

Never give up; never surrender!

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50. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free.

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History Rocks!!

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