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RVMS A New Country
Vocabulary from the beginning of the US
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History
8th Grade
01/09/2007

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tariff
Definition
What word means: a tax on imported goods?
Term
8 years
Definition
How long did the Confederacy last?
Term
sovereign
Definition
What word means:the power to self-govern?
Term
monarchy
Definition
What word means: a government ruler by one person, such as a king?
Term
It might limit their liberties (freedom).
Definition
Why didn't the colonies want a national government?
Term
To raise taxes and regulate trade between states
Definition
What two powers were NOT given to the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
Term
Divided it and sold it to settlers
Definition
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do with the Northwest Territory?
Term
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illimois, and Wisconsin
Definition
Which 5 states were eventually made from the Northwest Territory?
Term
It was not backed by gold or silver.
Definition
Why was the continental dollar of the new government worthless?
Term
Countries didn't want to trade with 13 different staes with different money and regulations
Definition
Why were foreign relationships of the Confederation so poor?
Term
Shay's Rebellion
Definition
What was the name of the revolt by farmers against the courts as a result of caused by inflation?
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The Mississippi River
Definition
What was the western boundary of the Northwest Territory?
Term
slavery
Definition
What was fobidden in the states of the Northwest Territory?
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