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Articles of Confederation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | Document written by the Second Continental Congress that formed the first government of the United States and gave a majority of government power to the individual states. |
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | Achievement under the Articles of Confederation, this peace treaty ended the American Revolution and resulted in the independence of the United States. |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Achievement under the Articles of Confederation, this law established a policy for surveying and selling western land and set aside parcels exclusively for public education. |
| Northwest Ordinance | Achievement under the Articles of Confederation, this law set the rules for creating new states, granted limited self-government to the Northwest Territory and banned slavery in the territory. |
| Shay’s Rebellion | Uprising of Massachusetts farmers against high state taxes and other issues, which exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation because the national government could not respond. |