Articles of Confederation vocab

Front

State

Back

is an area with its own government

Front

Constitution

Back

plan of government

Front

Unitary state

Back

the central government is all powerful

Front

Federation

Back

power is shared between the central and local governments

Front

Confederation

Back

is an association of separate states that cooperate together

Front

Articles of Confederation

Back

The First government of the United States

Front

Sovereign

Back

Had final authority

Front

Northwest Ordinance

Back

divided the The Northwest Territory into several territories

Front

Forclose

Back

took back ownership