| A | B |
|---|
| Articles of Confederation | Set up our country's first central government |
| Daniel Shays | Massachusetts farmer who organized a group of farmers to protest against the courts |
| Shay's Rebellion | 1,000 farmers battling against the local militia, 8 men were killed |
| Richard Allen | A former slave who started the Free African Society in 1787 |
| Northwest Ordinance | In 1787, this law provided a way for new territories to become states |
| territories | An area of land that belongs to a government |
| Northwest Territory | Part of the Middle West, includes Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois |
| statehood | People who lived in a territory applied for this when their population reached 60, 000 |
| Problems farmers faced | Charging heavy taxes, could not pay and they were jailed |
