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18 Cards in this Set
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Convention
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A formal meeting held for a special purpose.
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Representative
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A person chosen to speak or vote for others. Student Council Representatives speak for you.
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Capital
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A place where the government meets. Our State government meets in Albany.
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Constitution
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A document that has the basic rules to govern a state or country.
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Ratify
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To formally approve.
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Trade
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The buying and selling of goods.
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Entrepreneur
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Someone who starts and runs his or her own business.
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Free Enterprise
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The economic system that allows people to own and run their own business.
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Bank
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A business that helps people save and borrow money.
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Buttonwood Agreement
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An agreement signed on Wall Street in 1792 that laid out the rules for buying and selling stocks.
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NY Stock Exchange
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A building on Wall Street where stocks are bought and sold.
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John Jay
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He helped write the NY State Constitution. He became the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
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George Clinton
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General in the Continental Army; elected Governor of NY in 1777.
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Alexander Hamilton
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NY Representative who signed the US Constitution and helped start the Bank of NY.
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George Washington
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He fought in the French and Indian War; led the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Martha Washington
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Wife of George Washington; She was the first First Lady.
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Kingston
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City on the Hudson River; meeting place of the first state government in 1777.
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Wall Street
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Street on the southern tip of Manhattan Island; became the business center of NYS and the USA.
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