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Key Terms
Social Studies Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Northwest Ordinance of 1785 | Legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country |
| Northwest Territory | Lands including presents day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Legislation passed by congress to establish a political structure of the admission of the new states |
| Tariffs | a tax an imports or exports |
| Interstate Commerce | Trade between 2 or more states |
| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that politucal authority belongs to the people |
| Suffrage | voting rights |
| Articals of Confederation | Is a document that created the first central government for the United States ; was replaced by the constitution in 1789 |