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18 Cards in this Set

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