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SS.7.C.1.5
Articles of Confederation
Answer | Question |
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Articles of Confederation | the first constitution of the United States |
confederation | a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government; a confederation is also known as a confederal system |
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 |
Shay's Rebellion | an event when 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War |