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1.5 Articles Confed
Term | Definition |
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Articles of Confederation | the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 |
confederation | a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government |
Constitutional Convention | a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution |
debt | something owed; such as money |
Shays’s Rebellion | an event when 2000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War |