| A | B |
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| Articles of Confederation | plan for national government where states would keep their freedom and independence |
| ratify | to approve something |
| legislative branch | the part of the government that passes laws |
| executive branch | the part of the government that carries out laws |
| inflation | happens when prices rise very quickly |
| Shay's Rebellion | movement by farmers to protest high taxes |
| Northwest Ordinance | an order that commanded that the Northwest Territory be divided into smaller territories |
| delegate | a representative |
| Constitutional Convention | assembly that replaced the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | plan that proposed that Congress should be given much greater power over the states |
| New Jersey Plan | plan that proposed that each state, regardless of size, would have the same number of representatives in Congress |
