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8 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
ratified in 1781, establishing the first official government of the United States |
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Northwest Ordinances |
bills passed in 1784, 1785, and 1787 that authorized the sale of lands in the Northwest Territory to raise money for the national government |
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Battle of Saratoga |
the British army was forced to surrender on October 17, 1777 and the French decided to team up with the colonists |
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Second Continental Congress |
meeting of delegates from the American colonies that began in May 1775 |
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Battle of Trenton |
December 26, 1776, surprise attack launched by George Washington's army against Hessians |
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Unicameral Legislature |
a governmental structure with a one-house legislature |
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Valley Forge |
place where George Washington camped his army during winter |
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Battle of Yorktown |
American and French forces commanded by George Washington trapped the army of General Cornwallis |
