Clone of 2-3 Articles of Confederation

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  1. 1. Congress could do little if a state refused to pay, because it had no ____
  2. 4. 1786, Daniel Shays closed the ____ in Massachusetts, so farmer kept their property
  3. 6. Articles of Confederation awarded each state one ____ , regardless of population
  4. 7. Articles of Confederation did NOT use a ____ legislature, or two-chambers
  5. 8. Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause
  6. 11. Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____
  7. 13. If farmers didn’t pay tax, they lost property or they went to debtor’s _____
  8. 16. Articles of Confederation issued paper money that was worthless and created ____
  9. 17. This man led the rebellion that changed in the Articles of Confederation
  10. 20. 1787, Northwest Ordinance established a population level for ____
  11. 22. Some states charged merchants in rival states a ____ , which is reserved for countries
  12. 23. States created different ____ , which made trade among them difficult
  13. 25. Articles of Confederation used a weak national government & a strong ____ government
  14. 28. After the Revolutionary War, American ____ who were still unpaid
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  1. 2. This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation
  2. 3. American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____
  3. 5. Articles of Confederation used a ____ legislature, or single-chamber
  4. 9. Congress passed very few laws, because each law required ____ of thirteen states
  5. 10. ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
  6. 12. Each state decided whether to ____ its citizens & give the money to the national treasury
  7. 14. _____ Ordinance of 1785 allowed the government to divide territory into townships
  8. 15. Shays Rebellion began when Massachusetts increased taxes & disregarded a bad ____
  9. 18. 1787, Articles of Confederation banned ____ in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
  10. 19. Articles of Confederation allowed for no national ____ system
  11. 21. After the Revolutionary War, America owed $40 million to ____ & Spain
  12. 24. Signing of the Treaty of ____ ended war with Britain and enlarging the nation
  13. 26. Some states created conflict by creating independent ____ agreements with other countries
  14. 27. Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not