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| a government in which people elect representatives to govern for them |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| a document, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United States |
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| a law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains |
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| it described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed and set conditions for settlement and settlers' rights |
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| Father of the Constitution |
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| supporters of the Constitution |
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| people who opposed the the ratification of the U.S. Constitution |
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| one of the most influential Virginian who opposed the ratification and refused to sign the final document |
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