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| 1786: _____________ is passed |
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| The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
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| 1775: The Philadelphia ______ founded ______ |
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| Quaker founded the first antislavery society |
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| 1774: Continental Congress called for _________ |
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| the complete abolition of the slave trade |
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| 1777: _________ adopted by Congress |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| March 1, 1781: ____________ ratified by all 13 colonies |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| the Old NW should be sold, proceeds helping to pay natl debt |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| related to the governing of the Old NW |
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| 1784: Spanish closed _________ |
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| Mississippi river to American commerce |
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| 1786, Massachusetts uprising |
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| Shays' Rebellion: demanded cheap paper money, lighter taxes, suspension of property takeovers; crushed at Springfield |
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| 1786: Convention at ________ |
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| Annapolis, MD: called by Virginia on the question of commerce |
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| Constitutional Congress convenes at Philadelphia to ratify Articles of Confederation |
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| Virginia "large-state plan" |
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| bicameral Congress based on population |
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| New Jersey "small-state plan" |
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| unicameral Congress with equal representation, regardless of size and population |
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| House of Representatives determined by population; Senate had equal representation for every state |
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| President was elected indirectly by Electoral Congress, which consists of the same number of Reps from the House and Senate for each state |
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| A slave counted as 3/5 of a person in a states' population count for representation |
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| The Constitution is signed |
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