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Second Continental Congress |
Created a new nation government in a document known as the Articles of Confederation. |
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Articles of Confederation |
Members of the Continental Congress feared that individual freedom might be threatened if the national government had too much power. Therefore, they created a loose confederation of states. Left most power to the states. |
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Northwest ordinance of 1787 |
adressed a need for government in the Northwest territory and established precedents for the future governing of the United States. |
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How the Northwest Ordinance provided government for the Northwest Territory? |
It split up the states so each state could have their own governemnt. |
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How the Northwest ordinance established a precedent for governing the US |
The northwest ordinance established the procedent for admission to the US for all future states. |
