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| Stopped the spread of slavery and created a single Northwest Territory of the lands North of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi. |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
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| Consisting of 2 houses or chambers especially in a Legislature. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Adopted by Congress after much debate. Adopted in November 1777. |
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| A law that established a procedure for surveying and selling the Western lands north of the Ohio River. Mapping out cities. |
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| A group of members are bound together by covenant |
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| Frightened many Americans. They worried that the government could not control unrest and prevent violence. Shutted down courts. Led by Daniel Shay. |
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| A period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased. |
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| A movement of control the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science. |
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| Placed limits on the power of the monarch. British document. |
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| A special group who elect president an vice president. Number of votes depend on how many representatives in the state. |
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| Headed by the president to carry out nation's laws and policies. President, Vice President, cabinet, carry out laws. |
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| Court system of the United States. |
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| The law making branch.(Congress) |
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| To keep the branch from gaining too much power. |
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| A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body |
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| Architect of the Constitution, Enlightenment author/philosopher. |
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| Someone who supported the government and proposed the Virginia Plan. |
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| The agreement of 2 or more sides. |
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