MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Articles of Confederation
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US Constitution
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Declaration of Independence
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Treaty of Versailles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because Congress observed that the Articles were its de facto government until officially ratified in 1781, the Articles allowed the country to create a treaty of alliance with France in 1778. It also allowed for the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 5: Congress will recommend to state legislature the restitution of estates, rights and property that belonged to British subjects. Article 6: Bring to an end and prevent all future prosecution and confiscation of loyalists’ property. Article 7: All prisoners of war on either side shall be set free.
Detailed explanation-4: -From the beginning of the American Revolution, Congress felt the need for a stronger union and a government powerful enough to defeat Great Britain. During the early years of the war this desire became a belief that the new nation must have a constitutional order appropriate to its republican character.