American Fact FinderFactssectionalism strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of to the whole countryRead More
American Fact FinderFactsManifest Destiny The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.Read More
American Fact FinderFactscivil disobedience the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or beliefRead More
American Fact FinderFactsdemocracy a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving people the supreme powerRead More
American Fact FinderFactsJamestown the first permanent English settlement, was founded in 1607Read More
American Fact FinderFacts1803 President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from FranceRead More
American Fact FinderFactsfederalism the sharing of power between the states and the national governmentRead More
American Fact FinderFactsPopular Sovereignty the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slaveryRead More