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Articles of Confederation

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1) The states kept most of the power. Congress had the power to conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, and issue currency.

2) Congress couldn't regulate trade, force citizens to join the army, and impose taxes.

3) Everyone ended up approving it the AOC

4) Had to ask the states.

5) 9 out of 13 had to vote yes

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Depression

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1) Definition- a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases.

2) Because most of Americas money was going to pay war debts.

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Shay’sRebellion

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1) Daniel Shays was the leader

2) Farmers were rebelling

3) Because they could not pay war taxes there land was taken away and they were throw into jail.

4) Forced courts in Western Massachusetts to close so judges can't take there land away.

5) Close the courts.

6) After the states militia fired the rebels fled

7) "A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing" People realized that our government was too weak to protect the citizens of the U.S.

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Virginia Plan

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1) James Madison or Edmund Randolf

2) Because the smaller states has smallest population compared to the bigger states. There would be an executive branch and judicial branch. Smaller states did not agree with proportional representation, they wonted equal representation. Supports of this plan wanted a stronger central government.

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New JerseyPlan

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1) William Paterson

2) Congress, however, could set taxes and regulate trade powers it didn't have under the Articles. Congress would elect a weak executive branch consisting of more then one person

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ConstitutionalConvention

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1) To make changes to the AOC

2) After he heard about shays rebellion.

3) 55 delegate from all 13 states. They were merchants, planters, lawyers, physicians, generals, governors, and college presidents.

4) 9 out of 13 had to vote yes.
5) Meeting's could only happen if 7 out of 13 states delegates were there.

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Amend

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1) Definition- To improve, This plan is created to amend.

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Three-FifthsCompromise

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1) To compromise in how to count slaves. For every 5 slaves in a state 3 counted towards your population.

2) To make everyone happy. To agree if slaves counted to the states population.

3) So they could get more delegate in the house of representatives.
4) Slaves should be counted as property and counted of purpose of taxation not representation.

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GreatCompromise

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1) Take little from each the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan to make the big and small states happy.

2) No because the number of people your state has in the House depends on the population and if your a Small state then you might have two representatives when the bigger states might have 7