Articles of Confederation vocab

Forclose

• took back ownership

• granted ownership

• increased value

• decreased value

Northwest Ordinance

• divided the The Northwest Territory into several territories

• established a new state constitution

• created a system for land sales

• abolished slavery in the territories

Articles of Confederation

• The First government of the United States

• A type of federal tax

• A famous treaty

• A state constitution

Unitary state

• the central government is all powerful

• power is divided between central and regional governments

• regional governments have more power than the central government

• the government is decentralized and local authorities are independent

Constitution

• plan of government

• a type of law

• a historical document

• a political party

Federation

• power is shared between the central and local governments

• the central government holds all the power

• local governments operate independently of the central government

• there is no division of powers

Confederation

• is a type of government where one central authority holds power

• is an association of separate states that cooperate together

• is a political system where citizens vote directly on laws

• is a form of economic union among countries

State

• is an area with its own government

• is a type of fruit

• is a physical condition

• is a method of cooking

Sovereign

• Had final authority

• Was a type of government

• Refers to a citizen

• Is a synonym for democracy