Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention

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Which document was the first plan for our new government?

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Article of Confederation

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What was the Agreement between England and America that officially ended the American Revolution?

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Treaty of Paris

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What does ratify mean?

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approve

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Economic Inflation is a good thing

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False

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Each state under the Articles of Confederation had a lot of Power and were joined together in firm league of ___

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friendship

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Why didn't the states want a strong national (central) government?

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They were afraid to give too much power to the government

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Which branch of the government existed under the Articles of Confederation?

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Legislative (Congress)

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Who organized a rebellion because they wanted the government to give them more time to pay their debts after the American Revolution?

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Daniel Shays

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Why didn't the Articles of Confederation call for an executive branch (President) of the new government?

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Congress didn't want to give 1 person too much power

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After the Articles of Confederation failed, who became the first President when it was decided we needed an Executive branch?

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George Washington