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ALU 5
Article of Confederation
Term | Definition |
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Confederation | Type of government that allows states to have more power than the national government; national government is weak; states are strong and independent of one another in many ways. |
Shay's 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 and were losing their property because they could not pay their debts. |
Articles of Confederation | The first government of the U.S., created a weak central government and gave almost all power to the states. |
National Government | The authority that rules a country, make laws, provide security, etc. |
States | Smaller areas of land in in 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 U.S. that includes modern day Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and part of Minnesota. |
Land Ordinance (1785) | Provided 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 (1787) | Created a way to divide Northwest Territory, created a way to orderly add new states into the Union; forbid slavery in the territory. |