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SS Vocabulary
Unit Test #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shays Rebellion | armed uprising of farmers, led by Daniel Shays in January 1787 |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | A law passed by the Continental Congress. It allowed for the addition of new states to the union by organizing the land in the northwest area of the U.S. |
| Amendment | a change make in bill or motion |
| anti-federalist | believed in a weak national government |
| federalist | believed in a strong national government |
| Bill of Rights | The name for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. constitution. These amendments guarantee many personal freedoms and serve to protect the natural rights of liberty and property |
| Popular sovereignty | the idea that the authority for the government comes from the people |
| federalism | dividing government powers up between the national government and the states government |
| representative democracy | the idea that the government derives its power from the people. Voters elect representatives to exercise power for them, including the President, senators, and representatives |
| protective tariff | to encourage Americans to manufacture their own goods |
| democratic-republicans | group that opposed Alexander Hamilton's ideas |