| A | B |
|---|
| Confederation | A loose union of independent states |
| Maryland | Refused to ratify the Articles of Confederation |
| Unicameral | A one house legislature |
| Waging war | One of the main powers of the Confederation Congress |
| Thirteen States | Number of states needed to change the Articles of Confederation |
| Commerce | The buying and selling of goods |
| Nine States | Number of states needed to make a law |
| Debt | To owe money |
| Pirates | North Africans who seized American ships |
| Survey | To measure land |
| Daniel Shays | Led a rebellion against the Mass. government |
| Springfield | Location of a rebellion of farmers against the state government |
| Arsenal | A weapons storehouse |
| Convention | A meeting of delegates |
