shay's rebellion led by Daniel Shay - a rebellion that held courthouses in Massachusetts hostage to prevent courts and lawmen from foreclosing on their lands due to lack of paper currency , Disestablishment - the elimination of official state supported religions , Classical republican - a nation of virtuous, civic minded citizens, with the collective good at the forefront of minds and deed, but that are not tyrannized as a result, northwest ordinance (1787) - first major allotment of western land opened for settlement , Declaration of independence (1776) - was basically a sales pitch to educate, inform, and persuade , Collective intent - Have the colonist pay their fair share as members within the British empire, 7 Years' War  (1689-1763) - 4 wars between England and France,

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