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1 Chapter 8 Confederation to Constitution

2 Wilderness Road A road that traveled westward over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky

3 Republic A government in which the people elect representatives to govern

4 Articles of Confederation
The first government of the United States

5 Land Ordinance of 1785 Law that set up townships in the Western lands, which became known as the Northwest Territory

6 Northwest Territory Land that formed the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota

7 Shay’s Rebellion Anti-tax Protest by Farmers

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