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when did Congress approve the articles of confederation?
November 1777
What two people led the push for a stronger national governmen?
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
At age 57 who became the clear choice for president?
George Washington
Where did Washington reside?
Philadelphia
What did the Indian trade and intercourse act try to do?
Regulate, peaceful and fear relations on the borderlands, many Americans widely ignored the act
After the central government was nearly bankrupt who urgently called for a national tax system?
George Washington
Who created the New Jersey Plan?
William Paterson
Who became vice president and received the second most votes?
John Adams
Who declared that America must be as independent and literature, as in politics as famous for arts as for military arms?
Noah Webster
When did US commissioners sign treaties?
Signed treaties in 1785, 1786 and 1787
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
Created the territories of that would eventually become the state of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin.
What created the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
Who was the head of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What was Washington city renamed to?
Washington DC
In 1784 who did the several native tribes complain to?
The Spanish governor of the Ohio Valley
Who led the uprising by the farmers?
Daniel Shays
What did the Three fifths clause do?
Allow slaves to count as 3/5 of a person toward a states population census.
Who and when was the cotton gin created?
Eli Whitney in 1793
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Aaron Burr both receive?
73 electoral votes
As property rights deepen what happened to Washington’s concerns?
Washington’s concerns deepen about the weaknesses of the articles of confederation