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Articles of Confederation Northwest Ordinance Shay’s Rebellion
Confederation Era Articles of Confederation Northwest Ordinance Shay’s Rebellion
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Articles of Confederation
Plan for a national government (1781) Each state has 1 vote in Congress National-wage war, make peace, sign treaties, and issue money State-set taxes and enforce national laws
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Weaknesses of Articles...
Lacked power to: Enforce laws Levy taxes Regulate trade among the states Required all 13 states to approve changes in the Articles
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Northwest Territory Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin
Part of Minnesota
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Land Ordinance of 1785 Six mile square plots called townships
One mile for schools First time national government promoted public education
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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
At 60,000, a territory could apply to become a state Slavery outlawed Rivers open to all Freedom of religion Trial by jury
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Shay’s Rebellion After the war: big recession Huge debt (27 million)
People had very little cash Many soldiers went unpaid for war Average family owed $200 a year More $ than most farmers made
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Shay’s Rebellion Debt laws were strict Property auctioned off
If there is still debt...
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Debtor’s Prison
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Shay’s Rebellion Farmers ask for debt relief in Massachusetts
Daniel Shays leads 1500 men Marched to federal arsenal Rebellion is put down by militia hired by merchants Two are hung; rest are pardoned
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Reactions & Effects Sam Adams writes a Riot Act
Proposed death penalty for guilty Farmers won sympathy from many Showed need for a stronger national government
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I hold it that a little rebellion now and then
is a good thing. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. Thomas Jefferson
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