The Articles of Confederation

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  1. 4. Washington, the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
  2. 9. delegates who favored a weaker federal government and gave more power to the people and states
  3. 11. Gerry, chosen to serve as a delegate of Massachusetts at the 1787 Constitutional Convention
  4. 14. delegates who wanted a strong central government that had more power over the people and states
  5. 15. Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence
  6. 17. Franklin, a talented inventor scientist diplomat and writer
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  1. 1. The economy of the south relied on enslaved people to keep farms and plantations running
  2. 2. Britain, With independence from____ came a new government for the new nation
  3. 3. Hamilton, in 1787 he was elected as a new york delegate for the constitutional convention
  4. 5. New Jersey Plan, It said that each state no matter its size would have the same number of representatives in congress
  5. 6. Rights, some delegates wanted to add a bill of rights to the constitution to protect _____
  6. 7. Mason, He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
  7. 8. Great Compromise, Roger Sherman came up with an idea that Congress be made up of two parts called houses
  8. 10. Virginia Plan, a plan that gave Congress more power over the states and provided executive branch of government
  9. 12. Each state had the authority to ____ trade and taxes on imports and exports
  10. 13. of American Indian Nations, Some states treated the American Indians fairly Other states did not
  11. 16. Madison, known as the "Father of the Constitution
  12. 18. Hanson, Congress elected ____ to lead the Confederation Congress