Expansion

(Period: The Formation of a National Government)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Facts:

• As settlers moved West, they were removed from the central government's reach and established their own local governments.

Vocabulary:

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - a provision of the Articles of the Confederation that set the tone for how localities would be governed by themselves and also by the greater government.