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11 Cards in this Set
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Ordinance |
Another word for "law" |
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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 |
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ratify/ratification |
Official approval |
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Land Ordinance |
A law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mts; set up townships |
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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 |
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Depression |
A severe economic slump |
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Northwest Ordinance |
It described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed and set conditions for settlement and settlers' rights. |
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Republic |
A government in which people elect representatives to govern for them. |
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Shay's Rebellion |
An uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers in 1787 |
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Commerce |
Trade (buying and selling of goods) between states or nations |
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Northwest Territory |
Land that formed the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. |
