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Chapter 13 Section 1
Flashcards for Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the United States first form of government? | Articles of Confederation |
| What were the 13 colonies main problems as they started their own self-government? | Money, trade, and relationships with other countries and with the Native Americans whose nations were within the states' own borders |
| What was the main function of the Confederation government? | To defend the country, pay its debts, settle agruments between the states, maintain relations w/ countries, and set up postal service for mail in between states |
| How did the things get changed in the Articles? | All 13 states had to agree |
| Powers were shared between what in the executive branch? | Governor and a Council |
| What was is called when soldiers could receive land for their service? | Bounty Grants |
| What happened to land of the Loyalist that didn't want to return or whose applications were rejected? | They lost their properity and the state took their land and hoped to make money selling it |
| What were one of the reasons many settlers come to Georgia? | Becuase Georgia continued to do the headright system |
| How long was Augusta the capital of Georgia? | 10 years |
| Why was establishing good with the Indians very important? | Many of them did not support the Americsn cause for independence |
| Which tribe would not sign the 1783 Treaty of Augusta? | Upper Creek |
| In 1783, at a meeting in Augusta, what did the Cherokee reconfirm and what did the Lower Creek agree to do? | Cherokee- reconfirmed their agreement Lower Creek- agreed to give up their claim to the same area |
| What were most of Georgia's debt's due to? | The citizens that expected the government to pay them back after the war for giving supplies to the troops |
| What was the main source of income for the government? | Tax on land since there was no income or sales tax |
| Why did the confederation have no executive branch? | The ex-colonies remembered the executive power of the king and royal governers |