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Articles of Confederation
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The basis or beginning laws of the new government for the colonies
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Territory
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An area of land that is part of a country, but not yet a state
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Congress
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The branch of government that makes the laws
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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This law called for land to be surveyed
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Northwest Ordinance
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This law gave the region its name - Northwest Territory
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Government
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The laws and people that that run a city, state, country, or territory
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Legislature
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A group of people that make the laws (Congress)
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Constitution
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Rules of government
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Rights
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Freedoms
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Trial by jury
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The right for a person accused of a crime to be judged by people in the community
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Slavery
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The practice of making one person the property of another
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Northwest Territory
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The five states that made up this area were Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin
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Arthur St. Clair
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The first governor of the Northwest Territory in 1788.
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