Confederation Era

Question 1

After the colonies declared independence they had to

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Creat a government for their own state

Question 2

The framers did not want to

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Destroy the political systems they had as colonists

Question 3

Make the old political system

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More Better democratic

Question 4

Limit the power of the - and give it to the -

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Government

People

Question 5

The second continental congress decided that the new government should be a

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Republic a form of government where the people choose

Question 6

Did allow

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Each state had one vote
Issue money
Pass laws
Declare war
Make peace
Sign treaties

Question 7

Couldn’t

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Enforce laws
Set taxes

These powers were given to each state

Question 8

Congress and Articles of Confederation passed laws on

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how to divide and govern land between Appelation mts and the Mississippi River

Question 9

It had surveyors map the land

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Onto 1 square mile plot

Question 10

As a resale to the Land Ordinence

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New states were formed

Question 11

The north Ordinence

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Explained how the west would be governed

Question 12

Settlers in the west were given

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Settlers writes

Question 13

Freedom of - and trial by - were promised

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Religion

Jury

Question 14

The law was extremely important because it

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Followers this pattern in territories added after the north west territory

Question 15

Government under the Articles of Confederation

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Did not have power

Question 16

Could not get money bc it could not

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Levy taxes and the states could send money but they did not send much

Question 17

The - and - were in financial trouble

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Confederation congress

States

Question 18

Successes

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Passed northwest Ordenence

Negotiate treaties

Declare war

Created the postal system

Question 19

Weaknesses

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Could not control trade
Could not enforce laws 
Could not tax 
States had own currency 
No executive Branch
No Judicial branch
Could ask for money
Could ask for troops

Question 20

Conclusion

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The US had some successes and a lot of weeknesses but they went through it all bc they never gave up

Question 21

Shays rebellion caused many farmers

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To go into dept

Question 22

If taxes were not payed

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farmers had their property confiscated and auctioned off

Question 23

Sometimes the farmer went to jail if

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The depts were payed

Question 24

When the state legislature did not help the farmers were

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Rebelled

Question 25

Shays rebellion was led by

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Daniel Shays

Question 26

Meny people sided with the - including -

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The farmers

John Handcock

Question 27

National leaders realized they rebellions of farmers was

Answer 27

Spelling danger for the nation

Question 28

Some leaders belived that the power of the national government

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Needed to be straitened