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- 2. Shay's Rebellion almost started what kind of war in Massachusetts?
- 3. Wealthy _______ from Boston agreed to raise an army of over 4000 militia to fight Shay and his men.
- 4. Who was the man that saw great potential in the United States of America?
- 5. In 1886 there was a convention in _______, Maryland discussing the Articles of Confederation and a new constitution.
- 12. The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution passed during the __________.
- 13. Alexander Hamilton hated three people, surprisingly including who?
- 14. In Philadelphia, they met at _______ Hall to write the new constitution?
- 15. The Articles of Confederation were flawed because the governments inability to do what?
- 16. The Contiental Army had been _______ after the Revoulutionary war.
- 18. Which state did the Rebellion take place in?
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- 1. The new constitution was written in ________, Pennsylvania.
- 2. The Articles of Confederation were the country's first _______.
- 6. Who wrote the first American English speller/dictionary?
- 7. The ______ government had no money for new troops.
- 8. Although Shay's Rebellion wasn't good for the nation, it showed that they didn't have the power to ______ an army.
- 9. The economy grew worse because the states power to print their own what?
- 10. To pass a bill, they needed how many out of the thirteen states to approve it?
- 11. The American Revolution left the nation in ______ with money.
- 17. After Shay and his men were pardoned, Massachusetts began to offer tax and ______ relief.
- 19. Although the nation had the power to declare war, they couldn't because they didn't have an _____ to fight with.
