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8 Cards in this Set
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Republic
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is a government in which the people elect their own representatives. The U.S. would also become a republic.
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unicameral legislature
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a law-making body with one House of Representatives.
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bicameral legislature
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a law-making body with two houses- a Senate and a House of Representatives
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Northwest Territory
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land west of Pennsylvania reaching to the Mississippi River. These lands would become the Midwestern states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
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Articles of Confederation
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was the first form of government set up for the U.S. It was a loose confederation (grouping together) of 13 states instead of a strong and centralized nation.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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set up a system to distribute public land to settlers
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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set up a government for the western territory based on Thomas Jefferson’s ideas
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Shay’s Rebellion
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was a rebellion by farmers in Massachusetts who objected to taxes put on them by the state government. The rebellion was defeated, but it showed the need for a more effective national government.
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