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Document that created the framework for the first government of the United States. It lasted from 1777-1787. - Articles of Confederation, group of people who control or make decisions for a country, state, or city - Government, a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort. - Confederation, a document that defines the powers, duties and laws of a country, and describes the rights of the people - Constitution, representative to a convention or conference - Delegate, something that is used as money - Currency, activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods - Commerce, to make something illegal - Outlaw, One of the parts of the United States that is not a state. - Territory, U.S. territory created by Congress in 1787 - Northwest Territory, Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union - Northwest Ordinance, the government is divided into three parts to ensure separation of power - Branches of Government, branch of government that makes laws - Legislative, branch of government that interprets (decides) the meaning of laws. - Judicial, branch headed by the president, carries out the law - Executive, Each enslaved person would count as three-fifths ( ⅗) of a person for taxation and representation. - Three-Fifths (⅗) Compromise, Created a legislative branch with two houses  - Great Compromise, to approve formally. - Ratify, the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. - Bill of Rights, A change or correction to the law or a constitution - Amendment, a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives - Republic,

Unit 06: A New Nation Vocab

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