| A | B |
|---|
| sovereign | independent |
| Articles of Confederation | first governing document of the USA |
| foreign affairs | relations with other countries |
| Confederation Congress | legislature under the Articles of Confederation |
| confederation | separate states that cooperate |
| unanimous | everyone agrees on something |
| Shays' Rebellion | rebellion over taxes and debts |
| debt | money owed to someone else |
| revenue | income |
| ratify | to officially adopt |
| regulate | control or supervise |
| tyranny | cruel and oppressive government or rule |
| tax | a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions |
| Northwest Ordinance | chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory |
| treaty | a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries |
