CRUSH: Unit 1 Vocab

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No branch of government holds too much power

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Separation of Powers

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French philosopher and political scientist who wrote about the USA

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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Power split between states and Federal government

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Federalism

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NOT a Reconstruction Amendment?

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12th

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Regulated tribal territory, forcing Native Americans onto reservations and giving their land to settlers.

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Dawes Act

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Act promising free land for 5 years of improvement.

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Homestead Act

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Railroad built cross country, connecting East and West, leading to economic growth.

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Transcontinental Railroad

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Law preventing Chinese immigration to the USA.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Name for African Americans heading west for a new start and land from the Homestead Act

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Exodusters