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federal

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national

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Articles of Confederation

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1st government of the United States

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Why were the Articles of Confederation created to be a weak government?

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The writers were worried that the government would abuse power like the king had.

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Northwest Ordinance

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A law which created the steps for a territory (land) to become a full state.

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constitution

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a written plan of government

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commerce

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trade

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currency

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money

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Shays’ Rebellion

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a rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts which almost overthrew the government.

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What was the western border of the United States?

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Mississippi River

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amendment

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a change

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The name for an elected group of people who make laws. Examples are: Parliament, House of Burgesses and Congress

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legislature

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The meeting at which key members of the country ended up rewriting our government

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Constitutional Convention

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what does ratify mean?

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to approve

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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention? What happened there?

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To fix the Articles of Confederation BUT they ended up writing a whole new consitution….our current government.

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What is federalism?

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When some power(jobs) is given to the national government and some are given to the state government and some power (jobs) can be done by both.

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What was the Great Compromise?

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This created a 2 group legislature. All states would get and = number of votes in one group. The other group would assign votes based on how many people lived in a state.

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What was the 3/5 compromise?

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This decided how to count enslaved people for representation. 3 out of 5 enslaved people would count.

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People who did not like the new constitution because they believed it would hurt their rights were called…

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Anti- Federalists

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People who believed we needed a strong central government to keep our rights safe were called…

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Federalists

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What was added to the constitution to protect peoples’ and states’ rights?

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1st ten amendments- BILL OF RIGHTS

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