U.S history terms
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- Northwest Ordinance
- territory could become a state , north west territory should be governed
- zenger trail
- freedom of press
- Albany Plan of Union
- ben. J form union of colonies as part of the plan used in articles of confederation
- Salutary Neglect
- england governed american colonies
- antifederalists
- confederates who opposed strong central government, likes state
- Loose Interpretation
- constitution granted power to government
- Common sense
- Thomas Paine use to spoke to the common people to ask for independence from great britain
- John Locke
- natural rights inspired american revolution and declaration of independence
- mercantilism
- belief that gov. increase wealth by encouraging exports and discouraging imports
- division of powers
- States(reserved power)-mariiagelicense,drivers national governemnt(delegated powers)-money,enumerated,foreing
- Mayflower Compact
- drafted by the pilgrims as they sailed to the new world abroad the Mayflower. Plymouth colony
- Article of confederation
- first american constituion, provided aa weak national government, that governed the nation during crtical period
- great compromise
- satisfy small states of equal representation as large states
- First amendment
- bills of rights freedom of religion,speech,press,assembly and petition
- Virginia house of burgesses
- The first elected legislative assembly in the North america, established in the colony of virginia in 1619
- elastic clause
- constitution gives congress to pass laws that seemed necessary