Constitution Review

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1776 and Thomas Jefferson

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Declaration of Independence

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1787 and James Madison

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ratification of U.S. Constitution

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First national constitution

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Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation gave MOST powers to the __________.

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states

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One of the two success of the Articles of Confederation was _________________________.

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U.S. Post Office

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The second success of the Articles of Confederation was the Northwest Ordinance, which

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admitted unorgainzed territories as new states into the U.S.

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The event that publicly displayed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation was a skirmish between government officials and Massachusetts farmers over taxes.

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Shay's Rebellion

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Why did the Articles of Confederation grant the states the majority of power?

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to avoid a corrupt and abusive government

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Which event proved the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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Shay's Rebellion

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This group wanted to revise Articles of Confederation and leave the states in power.

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Anti-Federalists