a document that explained what the colonists believed in and why they wanted to be independent of British rule
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delegate
a representative of a state
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electoral college
the body that elects the president of the United States
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executive branch
part of the United States government that includes the president
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Federalist
a person who believed that the new United States needed a strong central government
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forced migration
a large group of people who are forced to move from one place to live to another place to live
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fort
a small strong building for soliders
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forty-niners
people who came to california in 1849 in search of gold
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frontier
the unsettled part of a country
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House of Burgess
1619- The Virginia House of Burgess formed, the first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt houses of burgesses.
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immigrate
a person from one country who goes to live in another country
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Indian removal act
the United States government action that forcibly moved indians to lands west
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intolerable
unacceptable
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intolerable acts
in response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts passed, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried e...
