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TOPIC:Articles of Confederation HW: PAGE 194 #6
Do Now: CREATE A KWL CHART ABOUT THE CONSITUTION
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The First American Constitution
Each state had one vote in Congress Declare war Coin Money 9/13 states needed to approve of a law Could not regulate trade nor collect taxes No state could be forced to pay taxes No court system to settle disputes
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Problems in the New Nation
Conflicts between states over territory Debt England refused to withdraw troops from the Ohio Territory and Great Lakes region Shays Rebellion: Farmers organized to attack courthouses to prevent the state from seizing farms.
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“No day was ever more clouded than the present…
“No day was ever more clouded than the present…. I predict the worst consequences from a half-starved, limping government, always moving upon crutches and tottering at every step.” -George Washington
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