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provided the basis for governing much of the western territory
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Northwest Ordinance
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this established a method for surveying western lands
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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this was a group of delegates from each state that made up an entire government
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Congress
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when farmers in Massachusetts revolted against increased taxes
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Shay's Revolt
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economic slowdown
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recession
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In 1785, states began issuing this
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paper money
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a major dispute with Spain involved the border between Spanish territory and the state of...
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Georgia
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during the boycotts of the 1760's and the Revolutionary War, America artisans and manufacturers had prospered by making goods that people previously bought from ...
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Britain
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Even before independence was declared, patriot leaders at the continental congress realized that the colonies needed to be united under some type of...
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central government
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Congress under the Articles of confederation was not given the power to...
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impose taxes
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people who support a strong national government
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nationalists
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this modified the Articles of confederation to make the central government stronger
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new jersey plan
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system of federal courts that would interpret the laws
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judicial branch of government
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two houses of Congress that would make the laws
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legislative branch
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headed by a president who would implement and enforce federal laws
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executive branch
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the system created to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming too powerful is called...
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checks and balances
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who was an influential nationalist, member of the Virginia assembly, and head of its commerce committee?
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james madison
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a plan that proposed scrapping the Articles of confederation and creating a new national government with the power to make laws binding upon the states and raise money through taxes was called the...
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virginia plan
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the great compromise proposed that in one house of congress-the house of representatives-the states would be represented according to the size of their...
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population
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the compromise that stated every 5 enslaved people in a state would count as three free persons for determining both representation and taxes was called the...
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three-fifths compromise
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great patriot from Massachusetts who had objections to the Constitution
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Sam Adams
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believed the constitution should have a bill of rights
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edmund randolph
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supporters of the consitution
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federalists
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a collection of essays written by james madison, alexander hamilton, and john jay
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The Federalist
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opponents of the consitution
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anitfederalists
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antifederalists opposed the consitution because they thought it endangered the independence of the...
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states
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how many states had to vote in favor of the constitution in order to put it into effect?
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9
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supporters of the ferderalists and the constitution included large landowners and...
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merchants and artisans who lived in large coastal cities
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by july 1788, all states had ratified the constitution except rhode island and...
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north carolina
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what required that importers pay a percentage of the value of their cargo when they landed in the US
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Tariff of 1789
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paper note promising to repay money after a certain length of time with interest
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bond
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what states that people have rights in the Consitution that are not listed
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9th amendment
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participants in the whiskey rebellion were grain and distilled whisley farmers who...
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protested the tax on the manufacture of whiskey
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Alexander hamilton believed that the government had implied powers because of this clause
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necessary and proper
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the nations first two political parties were the federalists and the...
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democratic-republicans
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this granted the US the right to navigate the Mississippi and deposit goods at New Orleans
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Treaty of san lorenzo
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john jay negotiated this treaty and avoided war with britain
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jay's treaty
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when 12 native american nations agreed to give up part of southern ohio and indiana as well as land near chicago, detroit
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treaty of greenville
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washingtons farewell address warned american against...
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sectionalism
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chief justice of the US appointed by president adams
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john marshall
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mapped much of the upper Mississippi river in 1805 and headed west to find the headwaters of the Arkansas river in 1806
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zebulon pike
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to stamp out the movement that tecomsah had started, harrison sent troops to prophetstown to fight the battle known as....
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battle of tippecanoe
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this authroized the president to use the military to enforce acts of congress
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force bill
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the vice president under andrew jackson
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john c calhoun
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