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- 3. violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- 5. a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- 6. signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- 7. known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- 9. foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- 10. written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- 12. an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- 13. the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- 15. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- 16. proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- 18. a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- 19. a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
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- 1. authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- 2. government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- 4. someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- 8. the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
- 11. a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- 13. led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- 14. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- 17. "Give me liberty or give me death'