Term | Definition |
George Washington | Selected as President of Constitutional Convention |
Philadelphia, Pennslyvania | Where the Consitituional Convention was held |
Shay's Rebellion | Massachusetts Farmers were angry that they had to pay using gold and silver not paper money This event alarmed the nation that the Articles of Confederation were not strong enough |
Articles of Confederation | America's first constitution adopted on March 1, 1781 |
Powers Federal Government had under the Articles of Confederation | Conduct Foregin Affais Maintain Armed Forces Borrow Money Issue Currency |
Northwest Ordinance | divided into three to five smaller territories could petition for statehood once your population equaled that of the smallest state |
Problems with Great Britain | British troops were still on American Land John Adams went to Britain to discuss the issue no resolution |
Problems with Spain | Spain closed off the lower Mississippi River to trade in order to halt American expansion into Spanish land |
Constitution Influences and model | Enlightenment Philosophers |
Reason the Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled | Their land was being taken if they didn't pay their taxes |
Northwest Territory | single territory north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River |
conflict demonstrated the need to change the Articles of Confederation | Shay's Rebellion |
major weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation | National Government couldn't enforce the laws |