A New Nation

the document that first held the states together as a union

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

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to approve

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

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refusal to sign a law

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

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an introduction

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

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the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

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• ratify

The fact that the new nation had no national currency reflected

• the inability of the 13 states to agree about money.

• the weak central government of the new nation.

• the inability of the nation to trade with other nations.

• the inflation that made money nearly worthless.

What was one result of Shay's Rebellion?

• new taxes imposed on farmers

• defeat of the new nation's army

• creation of state militias

• calls for a stronger central government

What was one effect of the ordinance that organized the territory shown in the map?

• It stopped slavery from spreading northward.

• It created good relations with the Native Americans.

• It made French our national language.

• It limited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What natural feature formed the western boundary of the territory shown on the map?

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Ohio River

• the Mississippi River

Why was the Constitutional Convention called?

• Delegates wanted to name a chief justice.

• Delegates needed to choose a president.

• The country needed a stronger central government.

• The country was on the brink of another war.