The Articles of Confederation
 The Articles of Confederation
 The Articles were written in ___________by _________________, a Penn. statesman
 The Articles were accepted by Congress in _______ and is considered
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 The Articles of Confederation
 The fear of having ______________________________ in one person’s hands reflects the experiences
the colonies had under a __________________________
 In the Articles the state governments
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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Congress had
Congress had no power
Laws had to be approved
Congress did not have power to
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
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The Treaty of Paris 1783 was signed
The Northwest Ordinance was passed
Had power to declare war and peace,
 Strengths of the Articles of Confederation: Settling Western Lands
 The Land Ordinance of 1785, stated that land in the ______________________________________
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 The Northwest Ordinance assisted in the orderly expansion of the United States, it outlined a plan for
applying for statehood to western territories
 _________________________________________________
 __________________________________________________
 Settling Western lands
 The Northwest Ordinance provides an orderly settlement process in the West
 It promised ______________, ___________________, _____________________,
____________________, _________________________
 The Northwest Territory was east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. The states of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin would be formed from this area.
 Reasons for Shay’s Rebellion
 Farmers are required to ___________________________, they have no money because they were not
paid during the war.
 Wealthy lawmakers invested their money in the war too. And seek to get money from the farmers
debts
 Shay’s Rebellion
 ________________________________________________________________________ and cannot
pass debt relief laws
 The rebellion will ________________________________________________________ that are hearing
cases against farmers
 Shays’s Rebellion
 The Mass militia is called out to stop it
 Poor farmers in ______ elect officials who support their stance and will close courthouses and demand
_________________________ from the Congress
 Shays’s Rebellion will prompt national leaders to create a ________________________________.
 Samuel Adams Said What?!
 “_______________________________________________________________________________
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 Views about Shay's Rebellion
 Adams will also write a law called the _______________, which prohibits _____ people or more from
meeting and gives the ______________________________________________!
 Samuel sure has changed since ______!
 Thomas Jefferson Said What?!
 "__________________________________________________________________________________
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