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| What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| declared our independence from Britain |
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| What is the Right of Revolution? |
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| What gave Americans the Right of Revolution? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| What were the Articles of Confederation? |
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| It set up the first government of the United States. |
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| Why did the colonists need the Articles of Confederation? |
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| They needed to be brought together (unified) under a central government. |
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| What is a central government? |
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| Why did the Articles of Confederation have a weak federal or central government? |
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| They were afraid that if the federal government had TOO much power it would take away the rights of the states ad the people. |
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| What were the two economic issues of the Articles of Confederation? |
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1. Tariffs (taxes) between states were not regulated (controlled or watched so they were fair)
2. Couldn't collect taxes and pay off debts |
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| What were the political weakness of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| The federal government had no power (authority) to stop Shay's rebellion. |
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| Political and economic issues were facing the Framers at the Constitutional Convention. What are three main issues? |
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1. Decide how the government would raise money
2. Representation in the Legislative Branch
3. Decide if slaves should have equal representation in Congress |
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