Ch 3 Lesson 1 - The Confederation

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  1. 3. An economic slowdown (pg 86).
  2. 6. In November 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the ___________ __ _________________ (pg 84).
  3. 9. In Jan 1787, Shays and 1200 farmers headed to a state ________ intending to seize weapons (pg 87).
  4. 10. The Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and banned ___________ in the new territory (pg 84).
  5. 14. Between 1785 and 1787, seven states issued ______ _______ (pg 87).
  6. 15. A tax on imports (pg 86).
  7. 16. As part of the _________ __ _________, the US had agreed that states would let British lenders sue in court (pg 86).
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  1. 1. The Articles of Confederation was a plan for a _______ ________ of states (pg 84).
  2. 2. Congress' limited power prevented a ___________ solution (pg 86).
  3. 4. People began to argue for a stronger ________ _____________ (pg 87).
  4. 5. In 1787, the Congress passed the ____________ _____________ (pg 84).
  5. 7. Without the power to tax or regulate trade, the government depended on state contributions for __________ (pg 84).
  6. 8. Congress tried to promote ______ with other nations (pg 85).
  7. 10. An uprising that erupted in Massachusetts in 1786 (pg 87).
  8. 11. Congress made money by selling _______ west of the Appalachian Mountains (pg 84).
  9. 12. Farm prices had fallen, and many farmers were deeply in _______ (pg 86).
  10. 13. British forces continued to ________ frontier posts despite a provision calling for them to leave American soil (pg 86).