Building Our Country: Chapter 7: Life in the Young Republic, Lessons 1–2

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  1. electoral college
    the body that formally selects the United States president
    This system is called the Electoral College and is a group of people chosen by each state to choose the President and Vice President.
  2. inauguration
    the ceremonial induction into a position
    An inauguration is an official ceremony to make someone President.
  3. cabinet
    group chosen by a head of state to run executive departments
    While in office, Washington started the tradition of a presidential Cabinet and decided how it would function.
  4. party
    a group that tries to run the government
    Washington did not support political parties, or groups of people with the same general opinions about government.
  5. propose
    present for consideration, examination, or criticism
    In 1791, he decided to propose this idea in order to deal with debt that had accumulated during the American Revolution.
  6. accumulate
    collect or gather
    In 1791, he decided to propose this idea in order to deal with debt that had accumulated during the American Revolution.
  7. pioneer
    one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
    These were pioneers, or people who moved to the frontier, the edge of the wilderness.
  8. frontier
    a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
    These were pioneers, or people who moved to the frontier, the edge of the wilderness.
  9. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
    Sometimes families traveled alone and sometimes more than one family would move together in what is called a caravan.
  10. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
    This port was crucial to U.S. commerce, so Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to convince the French to sell the port and some nearby land to the United States.
  11. capable
    having the skills and qualifications to do things well
    Together, they put together the Corps of Discovery, a group of capable men who would take the nearly two-year journey to the Pacific Ocean.
  12. interpreter
    someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
    Along the way, Charbonneau, a French trapper, and his wife, Sacagawea, joined the Corps of Discovery as interpreters.
Created on Wed Jul 14 14:20:26 EDT 2021 (updated Mon Jul 19 11:17:33 EDT 2021)

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