HIST 2600 Quiz: American History Review2
2 Jun 2016
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The decision to base the american board of customs commissioners in boston led to the confrontation that patriots labeled the boston massacre . On the evening of march 5, 1770, a crowd of labourers threw snowballs at british troops guarding the. Against orders, the sentries fired on the crowd, killing 5 colonists. Northwest ordinance of 1787 established that these states would be free states or slave states. Sets up process by which new territory will enter into usa. Stage 1: congress declares it stage 2: territory creates legislature stage 3: 60,000 people + then you could apply for statehood. Established ownership provisions west of the appalachian mountains. Articles of confederation was a document signed amongst the 13 original colonies that established the united states of america as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. It was ratified in 1781 and it was replaced by the.
