Chapter 6 Lesson 1 (A New Nation)

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After the Revolution, it was easy to become a new nation.

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False

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What was the first governing document of the United States?

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Articles of Confederation

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The American Revolution had left the nation in debt. All of these were the results EXCEPT...

• There was a strong national government.
• The country could not pay its soldiers.
• The country could not repay the nations from which it had borrowed money for the war.
• Each state had its own currency, which each had different value.

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There was a strong national government.

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Congress had printed its own paper money, called “continentals.” Because the war caused inflation, continentals became nearly _________?

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Worthless

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Why did some countries refuse to take the new nation seriously?

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Congress could not enforce laws about trade with other nations.

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The Land Ordinance of 1785 explained how the land would be divided into what?

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Towns

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A way of reaching an agreement where each side gives up something they want is called a

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compromise

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ratify

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to approve

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Abolish

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to end

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Inflation means

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Prices went up while money lost value