Northwest Territory
The new nation needed to form a new _____
Government
What was one of the main relations with Spain and Britain?
Trade
What is one economic problem?
Trade
The uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt became known as______.
Shay's Rebellion.
A tax on imports and exports. Is called ______.
Tariff
A basic set of principles and laws that states the power and duties of the government. Connecticut had the first written _______ in America.
Constitution
Western farmers and merchants were mad that Spain closed the Mississippi river because they used the river to do what?
Send goods to eastern and foreign markets.
What is a second economic problem?
War debt.
What state refused to print worthless paper money?
Massachusetts
Congress could NOT force states to provide _____ for an army.
Soldiers
In July 1776, the American colonies declared their _______ from Great Britain?
Independence
After signing the Treaty of Paris what did Britain do?
They closed many ports to American ships.
What is the last economic problem?
Weak economy.
Who was the leader of Shay's Rebellion?
Daniel Shay
DEPRESSION: A period of ____ Economic activity combined with a rise in _______.
DEPRESSION: A period of Low Economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
The Right To Vote. Is called _____
Suffrage
The U.S wanted to gain control of British forts because of what?
They protected valuable land and fur-trade.
After the Revolutionary war some states begin to print large amounts of money. The resulted in ______?
Inflation.
What were the punishments for the farmers who couldn't pay their taxes?
jail and selling their land
U.S. Merchants who sold goods like rice and tobacco had to _____ prices to cover the cost of tariffs.
Raise
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 set up?
Britain forced Americans to pay high what?
Tariffs
The loss of trade with Britain combined with inflation created what?
Depression.
In September a poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran, Also known as ______.
Daniel Shays
These higher prices were passed on to U.S. ______ who were already struggling financially.
Customers