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SS Unit 5 Ch 1 Vocab

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

DefinitionTerm
a general during the Revolution who was appointed the first governor of the Northwest Territory Arthur St. Clair
an enslaved person who sued for freedom, and the case was brought before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Elizabeth Freeman
a leader of an armed revolt against unfair taxes and harsh economic conditions Daniel Shays
the act of doing what is expected or what is ordered by law compliance
to gather together assemble
an item in a legal document that states a condition or requirement provision
a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s abolitionist
a sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong conscience
to change or add to a law or document amend
a plan for a new central government that went into effect in 1781 Articles of Confederation
some of the most important laws in American history because they guaranteed rights and prohibited slavery Northwest Ordinances
an English document signed in 1215, which limited the power of the monarch and influenced later documents that focused on the idea of limited government Magna Carta
a law written by Thomas Jefferson that separated church and state Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom
the people/ colonists "the governed"
Pennsylvania slowly phased out slavery over a period of years instead of stopping immediately (Conn., RI, NY, and NJ did similar) Gradual Abolition Act of 1780
people sent or authorized to represent others, an elected representative sent to a conference delegates
a loose association of states bound together by a weak centralized government confederation
a law-making body created by the Articles of Confederation Congress
doing what you're supposed to do, like following a rule or law, without being forced or told to do it voluntary compliance
a protest by farmers in Massachusetts after the Revolutionary War who were upset about high taxes and the government taking their land, led by Daniel Shays, a former army officer Shay's Rebellion
uprising that occurred in 1783 where men threatened to hold everyone at the Philadelphia State House captive until they received money owed to them for fighting in the Revolutionary War (Philadelphia's militia refused to help) Philadelphia Mutiny
a law or regulation especially of a city or town ordinance
the most important of the three ordinances, revised and detailed the process for becoming a state and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory Northwest Ordinance of 1787
to intrude on someone’s rights or possessions infringe
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