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| Wilderness Road | Pioneer trail from Virginia to Kentucky blazed by Daniel Boone. |
| Daniel Boone | An early American frontier explorer. |
| Kentucky | Originally claimed to be part of Virginia, become a state in 1792. |
| ratify | Vote for approval. |
| Western lands (1780-90's) | Lands form Appalachia to the Mississippi River. |
| Northwest Territory | Western lands north of the Ohio River. |
| Ohio River | Forms the boundary between Kentucky and Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to the north. |
| War debts | Costs of the war owed to France, and obligations to Continental soldiers. |
| pension | Financial support promised to wounded and disabled soldiers. |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Provided funds to survey and map the Northwest Territory. |
| Northwest Ordinance | Rules for settlement and statehood for areas in the Northwest Territory. |
| Articles of Confederation | Original and unsuccessful plan of government adopted in 1777, ratified 1781. |
| Confederation | Loose association of independent states. |
| republic | a representative democracy |
| naturalization | process for adopting immigrants as citizens. |
| immigrant (legal) | a person who has moved to a country in accordance with law. |
| immigrant (illegal) | a person who has moved to a country illegally. |
| commerce | trade and related business activities. |
| interstate | between states |
| diplomacy | official negotiations between nations. |
| legislative | having to do with making laws. |
| executive | having to do with carrying out and enforcing laws, rules, policies. |
| judiciary | having to do with courts. |
| public debt | debt acquired by government for public purposes. |
| Shay's Rebellion | 1787 violent tax revolt in Massachusetts. |
| Constitutional Convention | Called in 1787 to develop a Constitution to relace the Articles of Confederation. |
| Land (economic def.) | Natural resources |
| Labor (economic def.) | Human effort |
| Capital (economic def.) | Money used to acquire tools, resources for production. |
| Entrepreneurship | Risk taking that starts a business. |
| Infrastructure | Physical systems needed for economic development. |
| Newburgh Conspiracy | Plot to force Congress to pay soldiers pay and pension. |
| Pennsylvania State House | AKA- Independence Hall |
| coup d'etat (koo-day-tah) | French for "take the state", a military takeover. |
