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Vocabulary 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shays' Rebellion | A revolt in Massachusetts by former soldiers because of a bad economy and high taxes; they had not been paid for their war service |
| Northwest Ordinance (1787) | Created a way to divide the Northwest Territory, created a way to add new states in an orderly way, forbid slavery |
| confederation | type of government created to allow states to have more power than the national government; national government is weak, states are strong and independent of each other in many ways |
| national government | The authority that rules a country; makes laws, provides security, etc. |
| states | smaller areas of land in a country, have their own government and are able to make some decisions that affect the people living within the state |
| Northwest Territory | Area of the US that includes modern Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and part of Minnesota |
| Land Ordinance (1785) | created a way to sell land in the west to provide some money to run the government, established public education in the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Ordinance | Created a way to divide the Northwest Territory, created a way to add new states in an orderly way, forbid slavery |
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