Match the terms with their definitions. 1. gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution which laid down the laws for running the u. s. 2. republican president during the civil war 3. began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held in the midwest in 1854 4. free interpretation of the constitution, allowing the government all powers not denied it 5. started the democratic party words; andrew jackson loose construction republican party abraham lincoln constitutional convention

1- Constitutional Convention was a gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution. It took place in Philadelphia, in 1787.

2- Abraham Lincoln  was the 16th President of the US, and he was in office from 1861 to 1865, same period of the Civil War, which means he was the President in office during the Civil War.

3- The Republican Party began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held in the Midwest in 1854.

4- Loose Construction allows free interpretation of the Constitution, allowing the government all powers not denied in it.

5- Andrew Jackson started the Democratic Party around 1828, which makes it the oldest political party to still be active in the world.

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