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What did each state do in order to make sure that too much power was not given to one ruler or body? Give examples.

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What did each state do in order to make sure that too much power was not given to one ruler or body? Give examples.

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They crafted constitutions that limited the power of the governor. Pennsylvania's constitution replaced the office entirely with an elected 12-person council. States also divided power between the governor (or council) and the legislature. Most states set up two - house, or bicameral legislatures to divide the work of government even further.

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What did the NW Ordinance say about slavery?

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There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said territory

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Why did Spain close the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784?

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Ordinance

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Law

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What were some key achievements under the Articles of Confederation?

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Americans negotiated a peace of treaty with Britain and expended the country's foreign trade. Confederation also helped with settling and governing the country's western lands.

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What was the name of America's first national constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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Why were there still problems with Great Britain after the war?

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Why did the import tax not pass?

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No vote

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Why did most states want the national government power to be limited to?

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What was the problem with the new American currency?

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Had depreciated or Fallen in value, so far that it was worth nothing

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What was the phrase to describe the currency problem?

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Not worth a continental

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What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

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- Congress had NO authority to raise money by taxes. - Congress had NO control over foreign trade. - Congress COULD NOT force states to carry out its laws. - All 13 states had to agree to any amendments.

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What type of government did it establish? Describe the type of authority and /or power this national government would be granted.

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Weak central government——congress could conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, and issue currency. Congress did not have the power to regulate trade, force citizens to join the army, or impose taxes.

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What was the first measure or step the continental congress took to start having each state prepare for independence?

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Congress asked the states to organize their governments

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Republic

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A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

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List and describe the Ordinance or 1785, Northwest Ordinance, and the land Act I'd 1800.

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The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. ... The Land Ordinance established the basis for the Public Land Survey System. The Ordinance of 1785 put the 1784 resolution in operation by providing a mechanism for selling and settling the land, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed political needs. The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy until passage of the Homestead Act of 1862. On April 15, 1800, the government approved the Harrison Land Act. Under this law, people had the opportunity to buy land in the Northwest Territory directly from the federal government. The purchasers also could use credit to make part of their purchase.

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Depreciate

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To fall in value

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What questions and/or challenges did the 13 colonies/states face after earning their independence?

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Would the states be able to work together and still maintain their independence? How would each individual state govern itself?

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Why could the confederation raise money to pay its debts?

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Bicameral

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having two separate lawmaking chambers

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How many votes did each state have in the new Congress?

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Each state had one vote regardless of its population.

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What type of government did the delegates and people agree to form? What did they still disagree on?

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Republic, they still disagreed on what powers the new republic's government should have.

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Describe the process that allowed territories to be organized and become states.

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The proposed state votes on the matter. The proposed state officially petitions Congress for Statehood. The proposed state must make sure it is following the constitution for its government. Both the Senate and the House vote with a majority to accept the state. The president signs the bill.

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