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| constitution | document that set out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government |
| bill of rights | list of freedoms that the government promises to protect |
| Articles of Confederation | first American constitution, passed in1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states |
| cede | to give up |
| currency | money |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | law setting up a system for settling the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Ordinance | a 1887 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory |
| depression | period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises |
| Shays' Rebellion | a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes |
| Daniel Shay | leader of Shays' Rebellion |
