Ch. 5.1: A More Perfect Union Flashcardizz P2

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A ___________ legislatures has two houses

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bicameral

Front

A _________________ is a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

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republic

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Congress passed the Land Act of 1800 to: stop the spread of slavery in the West, set up a process to sell lands north of the Ohio River, further encourage settlement in the Northwest Territory, raise money to pay debts from the Revolutionary War

Back

set up a process to sell lands north of the Ohio River

Front

The Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation had trouble paying its debts because

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it had no power to raise money through taxes

Front

___________ : a special condition in a formal document

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clause

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________________ : to fall in value

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depreciate