Chapter 6 vocabulary

5. land fraud state legislators were bribed to sell public lands to private companies at extremely low rates
6. of rights the first ten amendments of the constitution
9. of law the principle that all people in a society are expected to obey the law, and laws are communicated and applied fairly regardless of a persons status or position
11. having two houses or chambers
12. of or relating to the central government
14. a person to act, choose, speak, or make decisions for another person or group
15. of New York treaty which made creek give up all of their land east of the Oconee river.
16. to give formal approval to something so it can become legal or valid
17. right system each white male has the right to receive up to 1000 acres of land
18. including all people involved

1. having one house or chamber
2. a group of symbols that stand for whole syllables
3. a written plan for government
4. a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected officials
7. purchase territory that president jefferson bought from France
8. to loose an alliance of countries, state, and other political units in which each unit maintains most or all power over itself.
10. freedoms that are protected by law
13. an official government ban that bans trade, commerce, or movement with specific countries