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VA US 4.1
Vocabulary: Articles of Confederation
Term | Definition |
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republic | a form of government in which the officials are elected by the people. |
unicameral legislature | lawmaking body made up of a single house |
Articles of Confederation | The original federal constitution drafted by the Continental Congress in 1777. |
John Dickinson | Served in the Stamp Act Continental Congress as representative of Pennsylvania. Helped draft the Articles of Confederation 1787 Served as a delegate from Delaware to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles. |
federal | national |
Northwest Territory | A vast territory north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania as far as the Mississippi River |
Land Ordinance of 1785 | Designed a system for managing and settling lands in the Northwest Territory. |
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | provided a basis for governing the Northwest Territory |
Shay's Rebellion | A farmer's rebellion; led by Daniel Shays, against higher taxes in Massachusetts. |