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Weak Confederation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constitution | A written plan of government |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the Constitution. A list of freedoms that the government promises to protect. |
| Articles of Confederation | the first constitution of the United States |
| Cede | to give up |
| currency | Coins and paper bills used as money |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | set up a system for settling in the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Ordinance | a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed |
| depression | a period of time when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises. |
| Shay's Rebellion | Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government |