| A | B |
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| Shay's Rebellion | uprising of Massachusetts farmers who demanded debt relief |
| Northwest Territory | lands northwest of the Appalachians, covered by the Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| Articles of Confederation | plan for national government ratified in 1781 |
| Confederation Congress | national legislative body formed by the Articles of Confederation |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | law that established a plan for dividing the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Northwest Ordinance | law that described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed |
| republic | state, country or nation in which people elect representatives to govern |
| ratification | act of official confirmation |
| levy | impose or raise taxes |
| arsenal | place where weapons are stored |
| neutral | not siding with one country or another |
| Great Compromise | agreement in which the legislature would have two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| republic | a government in which power rests with the people, who elect representatives to make and enforce laws |
| Articles of Confederation | adopted in 1781, set up a system of government that divided power between the national government and the state government |
| Federalist | person who supported the new Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | first ten constitutional amendments, which guarantee freed of speech, press, religion and other rights |
| Louisiana Purchase | land that the United States bought from France in 1803 |
| War Hawk | any Western leader who wanted to go to war against Britain to stop British aid to Native Americans to force the British out of Canada |
| dissent | to differ in opinion |
| domestic | relating to one's own country |
| blockade | the blocking of a port by warships |
| repeal | to withdraw |
