Articles of Confederation
To fall in value
What is depreciate.
The freeing of individual enslaved persons
What is manumission.
A special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president
What is Electoral College.
The three branches of government
What are the legislative branch, executive branch, and the judicial branch.
After gaining independence, Americans faced the task for forming independent governments at these two levels
What are the state and national levels.
The first capital of the United States
What is Philadelphia.
Another word for "law"
What is ordinance.
A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
What is a compromise.
Lawmaking branch of government
What is legislative branch.
A system by which each branch of government limits the power of the other branches
What is checks and balances.
Because state constitutions limited the powers of the governors, the ___________ branch became the most powerful branch of government
What is the legistlative branch.
One of the 12 original capitals of the United States that has continued to be the USA capital today
What is Washington, D.C.
Having two separate lawmaking chambers
What is bicameral.
A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
What is depression.
Sharing power between the federal and state governments.
What is federalism.
A change, correction, or improvement added to a document
What is an amendment.
The first state constitutions aimed to keep power in the hands of the ___________
What is people.
The powers that the Articles of Confederation gave to Congress (name one)
What are to conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, and issue currency.
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
What is a republic.
Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
What is proportional
The branch of government that includes the court that settle disputes and questions of the law
What is the judicial branch.
The type of government that was created by the Articles of Confederation
What is a Republic.
In most states only _________ ________ who were at least ________ could vote.
What is white males who were at least 21 years old
These were America's first paper money that the Continental Congress printed during the the war.
What were Continentals.
After years of ____________ rule, Americans were determined not to place too much power in the hands of one ruler or body.
What is British
The number of states that the American Revolution led to a union
What is 13
The branch of government that executes out the law headed by the president
What is the executive branch.
In May 1776, Congress asked them to organize their governments
What is the states.
Some states allowed free _______ _______ _______
to vote (must be exact)
What is African American males.
During the early years of the republic, this person served as an ambassador to Great Britain.
Who was John Adams.