HIST 2055 Chapter : CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY
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Confederation government: despite the weak form of government deliberately crafted under the articles of confederation, the confederation government managed to construct alliances, wage the revolutionary war to a successful conclusion, and negotiate the treaty of paris. It created executive departments and established the way in which western lands would be organized and governments would be formed in the territories. Articles of confederation: postwar economic conditions were difficult because british markets were closed to the new nation and the articles had not provided for a means to raise taxes or stimulate economic recovery. Shays"s rebellion made many americans fear that anarchy would destroy the new republic and led them to clamor for a stronger national government. Constitutional convention: delegates gathered at the convention in philadelphia to revise the existing government, but almost immediately they proposed scrapping the articles of confederation. An entirely new document emerged, delineating separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
