SS.7.CG.1.7 Articles of Confederation Vocab

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Articles of Confederation

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the first constitution of the United States, in effect from 1781 until 1787

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Constitutional Convention

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a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the U.S. Constitution

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Shay's Rebellion

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an event when 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War; demonstrated one of the biggest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.