Rachel History - Chapter 7 Section 1

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Each sate's constitiution sets out

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laws, principles, organization and process of a government. It 1) spells out rights of citizens and 2) limits the powers of the government

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In 1777 the Continental Congress approved

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the first American constitution. Could pass laws and with 9 out of 10 states approving the laws could be passed

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Compared with the states, unde the Articles Congress had

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very limited power, they could pass laws but 9 sates had to approve

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Maryland demanded that other states cede thier claims to western lands because

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they feared that landed sates had too much power

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Disputes continued to arise among states because

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the articles didn't give the government power to resolve conflicts

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Without the pwer to tax, Congress

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had no way to repay debts

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Britain refused to withdraw its troops from the Ohio Valley and Spain

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closed its ports in New Orleans to American shipping.

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Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Territory would be

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surveyed and divided into townships

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The Northwest Ordinance allowed a territory to request statehood if

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a state had 60,000 free settlers

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Many Americans saw Shay's Rebellion as

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a sign that the articles of conferedeation did not work.

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A list of freedoms that the government promises to protect

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Bill of Rights

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set up a loose alliance of the 13 states

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Articles of Confederation

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set up rules for settling the Northwest Territory

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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set up a government for the Northwest Territory

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NorthWest Ordiance

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an uprising where farmers attacked the Massachusetts government for raising taxes

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Shay's Rebellion