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What year was the Articles of Confederation finished?
1777
The Articles of Confederation set up what kind of government in the US?
Confederation
The AoC set up this structure of Legislative branch.
Unicameral
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get in Congress?
1
Under the Articles of Confederation, how were representatives chosen for the national congress?
by the state legislatures
Under the AoC, Congress was unable to _______ _______ to pay for the government.
levy taxes
The AoC required how many votes to pass a new law, and how many to amend a law?
9/13, 13/13
Under the AoC, power was concentrated in the _________.
state governement
This law originally allowed settlers to purchase land plots to farm.
Land Ordinance of 1785
This law allowed new territories to become states with 60,000 settlers.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
In addition to creating a pathway to statehood, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlawed this in new states.
Slavery
The catalyst for the Constitutional Convention.
Shay's Rebellion
What was the effect of Shay's Rebellion on the founders of the Constitution?
It brought to light the problems with the AoC and highlighted the need to change or amend it.
What year was the Constitutional Convention held?
1787
How many states attended the Constitutional Convention?
12
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
