Unit 4 Vocabulary

a person who leads

• explorer

• leader

• President

• Governor

an area of land that belongs to a country

• territory

• country

• state

• border

American lawyers that traveled to France to purchase New Orleans

• Robert Livingston & Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe & Thomas Jefferson

• Robert Livingston & James Monroe

• Napoleon Bonaparte & Thomas Jefferson

Leader of France

• Thomas Jefferson

• Robert Livingston

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• James Monroe

The purchase of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France for $15 million.

• Lewis & Clark exploration

• The Louisiana Territory

• Control of Louisiana

• The Louisiana Purchase

Explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore Louisiana after it was purchased from France

• Lewis and Clark

• Thomas Jefferson & Napoleon Bonaparte

• Robert Livingston & James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson & Robert Livingston

the document which establishes the basics of government

• Branches of Government

• Constitution

• Rule

• Governor

the group of people that have authority over a nation or state

• Judicial Branch

• Government

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

The three divisions of government

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Branches of Government

• Legislative Branch

the branch of government that interprets the Constitution, reviews laws, and decides on court cases; includes the Supreme Court

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Branches of Government

• Judicial Branch