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Ordinance
Another word for "law"
Articles of Confederation
A document adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777, and finally approved by the states in 1781, the outlined a form of government for the new US
ratify/ratification
Official approval
Land Ordinance
A law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mts; set up townships
Constitutional Convention
A meeting held in Philadelphia, PA in 1787, to consider changes to the Articles of Confederation; resulted in the drafting of the Constitution
Depression
A severe economic slump
Northwest Ordinance
It described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed and set conditions for settlement and settlers' rights.
Republic
A government in which people elect representatives to govern for them.
Shay's Rebellion
An uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers in 1787
Commerce
Trade (buying and selling of goods) between states or nations
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