1.4 Note Cards

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Tyranny

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A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator, not restricted by a constitution, laws, or opposition.

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Merchant

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A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade.

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Republicanism

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A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic, where the people hold popular sovereignty.

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Delegate

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A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

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Articles of Confederation

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The first constitution of the United States, on which the government was based from 1781 until it was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789.

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Northwest Ordinance

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An act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, passed in 1787, that created the Northwest Territory, the first organized territory of the United States.

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Northwest Ordinance Position on Slavery

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The ordinance prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, making it the first major legislative act to restrict the expansion of slavery in the United States.

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Land Ordinance

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A law passed in 1785 that set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.

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⅗ Compromise

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A compromise reached among state delegates during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.

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Virginia Plan

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A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch, drafted by James Madison in 1787.