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| Articles of Confederation | the compact made among the thirteen original American states to form the basis of their government |
| Second Continental Congress | the assembly of representatives from the thirteen colonies that first met in 1774 to protest British treatment of the colonies |
| factions | a group that seeks to promote its own special interests at the expense of the common good |
| loyalists | colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| majority rule | a principle of democracy which asserts that the greater number of citizens in any political unit should select officials and determine policies |
| national government | it controls trade among the states, and between the states and foreign nations |
| Northwest Ordinance | it provided for the transition from territory to statehood for what would become five states north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi |
| Shay's Rebellion | an armed revolt by Massachusetts farmers in 1786-87, seeking relief from debts and possible foreclosures of mortgages |
