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11 Cards in this Set
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ratify
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to give formal approcal to something so that it can become valid
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what states did the congress want them to give up there land
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New york, Virginia, and Connecticut
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What did Maryland agree to
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To ratify the Articles of Confederation unless the western lands were put inder the control of congress.
Then the Articles of confederation could go into effect. |
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why was the original reason why the articles of conferderation were written
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they were written with a stronger central government in mind
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why were the states opposin the a of c
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one on hand people were more loyal to the area they came from than to the new nation as a whole. Hadnt the colonies just fought a war to protest the powerful central government of england
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when did the articales of confederation go into effect
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March 1, 1781
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what were the weeknesses of the a of c
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week national governors, congress has no powers to tax states, each state regardless of size, no executive or judicial branch, and no common currency
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what couldnt the a of c do
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Levy taxes, not force the states to comply laws, regulate commerce among the states, and establish a set commercial policy for the nation,
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what could the a of c do
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start an army and make laws
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by the weekness of national government the a of c game ___________ to the indivisual states
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The most authority over their own affairs
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what were the 2 branches that the a of c did not consider
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executive and Judicial branch
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