Chapter 7 Vocabulary Practice

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a document that organizes a government and states its powers

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constitution

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to approve formally, by vote

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ratify

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having the right to self-rule or independent government

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sovereign

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Massachusetts farmers in protest of high taxes

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Shays' Rebellion

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the concept of governing based on a constitution

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constitutionalism

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the privilege of purchasing something or borrowing money and paying money back over time

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credit

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relating to a government where power is shared between the central, national government, and that of states or provinces

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federal

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a legislation adopted by Congress to establish stricter control over the government of the Northwest Territory

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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an official law, decree, or directive

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ordinance

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a federal law that set up a system to allow settlers to purchased land in the undeveloped West

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Ordinance of 1785