Ch. 7 section 1 Word Scramble
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Articles of Confederation - adopted 1777 - ratified March 1, 1781 | Gave Congress authority:1) conduct foreign affairs 2) maintain an armed forces 3) borrow money 4) and issue currency Congress could not:1) regulate trade 2) force people to join the army 3) impose taxes |
John Adams | Member of the 2nd Continental Congress |
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation | 1) Could not collect taxes 2)could not force people to join army 3)No control over trade 4) Could not pass a law unless 9 states voted in favor 5) Could not force states to carry out laws 6) 13 states had to agree to an amendment 7) no new state provision |
Ordinance of 1785 | It was a law for surveying and selling the western land north of the Ohio River 1) divided the territories into townships- 6 miles by 6 miles 2)Each township had 36 sections 3) each section had 640 acres 4) section 16 was for schools |
Northwest Ordinance 1787 - Freedom of religion & trial by jury guaranteed | It created one Northwest Territory of land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. It was to be divided into 3-5 smaller territories.If population reached 60,000, they could petition for statehood. No slavery or involuntary servitude. |
British Problems | 1) Troops in Great Lakes region in strategic forts 2) Not willing to talk 3) Americans complained the British were keeping them from the West Indies & profitable markets 4) British complained that Congress did not give Loyalists their property back |
Spanish Problems | 1) Did not want Americans expanding into territory west of the Mississippi River 2) Closed the lower part of the Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784 |
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