| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Constitution | is a document that sets out the laws and principles of a government |
| Execute | carried out |
| Confederation | alliance of independent states |
| Ordinance | laws, concerning the Northwest Territories |
| Economic Depression | a period of when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises |
| How were the new state governments similar to the old colonial governments and how were they different? | Each had an executive; most had a two-house legislature. They were different because they were new states were self-governing, had constitutions/bills of rights, and allowed more people to vote. |
| Describe three problems the nation faced under the Articles of Confederation? | A weak national government; no executive to carry out laws; a Congress with little power. |
| How did the Northwest Ordinance affect the future growth of the United States? | It provided for new states to be admitted on an equal footing with the 13 original states. |
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