Reynolds flashcard

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How did their experience with an over-powerful king and Parliament influence Americans (regarding limited govt and the rule of law)?

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They wanted a central govt with limited power to protect individual freedoms.

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The Articles of Confederation were the U.S. ____ national constitution.

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first

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The first US national constitution was the

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Articles of Confederation

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Public lands in the west were divided by the Land Ordinance of 1785, which divided land into

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townships split into 36 lots of 640 acres each

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Daniel Shays may have felt justified in rebelling because

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he felt it was unfair to be taxed so much to pay war veterans, when he was a war veteran waiting to get paid