The Articles of Confederation

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