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15 Cards in this Set
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constitution
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is a set of laws by which a state or country is governed.
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legislature
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law making body
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Articles of Confederation
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Plan to run the government of the new country that did not go well.
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Congress
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legislature that makes the laws
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Supreme Court
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body that makes the laws or explains the laws.
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capital
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a city that serves as the place of governemtn of a country or state
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Yankee
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New Englanders who moved to New York. New Yorkers did not like the Yankees because there ways were different and they didn't like them moving into the state.
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neutral
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when you do not want to fight or side with anyone
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blockade
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when ships are blocked and not let in or out of an area.
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What was the plan of governemtn set up by New York's first constitution?
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The plan had a legislature, the law making body.
A govenor to carry out the laws and courts to explain the laws. |
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Who was NY first govenor?
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George Clinton
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What three states claimed land west of the Unadilla River and why?
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New York
Massachusettes Connecticut Each one said they were given the land when they were English. Govenor Clinton helped the states come to an agreement. |
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What state was once apart of NY and why did they split?
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Vermont was apart of NY. After the war the people did not want to be apart of NY and wanted to be their own state.
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What New Yorker helped win support for the United States Constitution?
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Alexander hamilton. He was a representative from Philadelphia.
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Why did some New Yorkers not like the constitution?
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1. they did not want the US government stronger than the government of NY
2. they felt the Constitution did not do enough to protect their rights. |
