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Ch. 5 Government
Forming a Government
Term | Definition |
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Magna Carter | a charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England, it made the king obey the same laws as citizens |
constitution | a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government |
suffrage | voting rights |
Articles of Confederation | the document that created the first central government for the United States, was replaced by the Constitution in 1789 |
Ratification | an official approval |
Northwest Territory | lands including present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin; organized by the Northwest Ordinance |
tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
inflation | increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money |
depression | a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment |
Shay's Rebellion | an uprising of Massachusetts's farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high taxes, heavy debts, and farm foreclosures |
Constitutional Convention | a meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution |