Articles of Confederation Era

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republic

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A government in which the people elect representatitves to govern

Question 2

Articles of Confederation

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A document outlining the first form of government of the United States

Question 3

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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The law that organized the Northwest Territories (Currently Midwest area)

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Shays’s Rebellion

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Anti-tax protests by farmers in Western Massachusetts led by Shays

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James Madision

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One of the leaders of the Constitution Convention who wrote most of the Constitution

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Checks and balances

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powers given to separate brances of government to keep any one branch from getting too much power

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ratification

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official approval of the Constitution or an amendment

Question 8

Federalists

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supporters of the new Constitituion

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Antifederalists

Answer 9

people who opposed the ratificaiton of the new Constitution

Question 10

Bill of Rights

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Set of amendments passed to protect individual rights

Question 11

boycott

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refuse to buy certain goods

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confederation

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a loose alliance of states

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delegate

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a person given power to act for others; a representative to a convention

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political parties

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organization that support candidates for office and try to control the government

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territories

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areas of land owned and governed blyp the United Stats but that are not states

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treaty

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a formal agreement between two or more nations