MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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The name of the first system of government used by the United States
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The name of the peace treaty between Great Britain and the United States
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The name of one of the first newspapers in the United States
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The name of the first Congressional meeting
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States’ first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first written constitution of the United States. Written in 1777 and stemming from wartime urgency, its progress was slowed by fears of central authority and extensive land claims by states. It was not ratified until March 1, 1781.
Detailed explanation-3: -ARTICLE II. Each State retains its Sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly dele-gated to the United States in Congress assembled.
Detailed explanation-4: -If Canada chooses to declare its independence and agrees to the terms of the Articles of Confederation, it can join the union and become a fully sovereign state like the other thirteen states. This offer does not include any other colony but Canada, unless nine states agree to extend this offer to another colony.