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| Articles of Confederation |
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| America's first constitution provided for a new central government under which the states gave up a little bit of power. |
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| Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature. |
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| A formal plan of government |
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| A law that established a procedure for surveying and selling the western lands, north of the Ohio River. |
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| Lands north of Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River, divided into 5 territories. |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
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| How did State constitutions limit power? |
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| They divided government functions between the governor and the legislature. |
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| What did the Confederation accomplish under the Articles of Confederation? |
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| The Americans won independence and provided settling in the west. |
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| What were the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| They were finances, taxes and Britain. |
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