a type of coordinated republic

everyone can vote

government where common people are considered and given a "say" in government

similar to a dictatorship

a procedure used to keep produce from rotting or "spoiling"

practice of a new official filling public jobs with their supporters

procedure where anyone who is blamed for losing an election is fired from their position

practice of electing only candidates who are expected to not spoil the current system when they win

to begin

to cancel or end

to notice

to reduce

to declare something unfit

to join a particular group or organization

to find success in one's chosen field

to formally withdraw from membership

to find pride in one's own country/nation

to divide a state into parts

the act of dividing anything

having loyalty to one's particular region rather than the country as a whole

grants permitted to allow native people to move from reserved lands

a government authorized exchange for lands west of the Mississippi for native lands in the southeast

Trail of Tears

decision to remove native tribes from the Americas

a journey of discovery in the Northwest Territories

the trail explored by Lewis and Clark

forced removal of native people from their lands in the southeast to reserved lands in modern day Oklahoma resulting in many deaths

native formal ceremony