| Term | Definition |
|---|
| The colonists problem | They feared a central government, leading them to form a governmnent with little power |
| Articles of Confederation | First form of central government in the United States, written during the second continental congress |
| Impose taxes, Regulate trade, Common currency | Powers that congress did not have under the Articles of Confederation |
| Declare war, Sign Treaties, Weigh and measure coins | Powers that congress had under the Articles of Confederation |
| Problems with the Articles of Confederation | The U.S can not pay back war debts, make the Brittish leave, or get the Spanish to share control of the Mississippi |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Divided the Northwest territory into townships and plots, promoted education because it required a school on certain plots of land |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Set up the requirements to form a new state and for the new states writing their own constitution |
| Shay's Rebellion | Courts were foreclosing poor farmers farm's, the rebellion showed how weak the central government was causing political leaders to rethink the government |
| Constitutional Convention | 1787, Met to discuss and amend the Articles of Confederation and form a stronger government |
| Secrecy Clause | The delegates met in complete secrecy and were not allowed to talk aout the occurances of the Costitutional Convention |
| George Washington | Presided over the meetings but did not participate in the debates |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution, Secretary of the Constitutional Convention, kept records of all debates |
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