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| The forerunner of the written constitution which was written by the Pilgrims. |
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| _____ _____ emphasized the relationship between the king and the colonies. |
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| the Articles of Confederation |
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| The plan proposed by a committee appointed by Congress was for developing a permanent union of the states. These provisions for central government were called _____ _____ _____ _____. |
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| the Articles of Confederation |
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| What became America's first national constitution? |
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| "A firm league of friendship" in which the central government is subordinate to state governments and has only the powers which they grant it. |
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| Which branch of government did the Articles of Confederation provide for? |
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| _____ provided for the surveying of western lands in the Northwest Territory and the orderly sale of the land to settlers. |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| The _____ provided a plan of government for the territory. |
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| A rebellion in which a group of Massachusetts farmers, under the leadership of Daniel Shays', a former officer of the War for Independence, tried to stop governmental foreclosure on debt-ridden farms by disrupting court proceedings. |
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| Those who supported the Constitution. |
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| Those who opposed the Constitution. |
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| A series of essays written on the principles of government. |
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| John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton |
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| Who wrote the "Federalist"? |
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| Under what pseudonym did the authors write the "Federalist"? |
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| Where was the temporary capital of the new government? |
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