HIST 1376 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Northwest Ordinance, Power Financial, Early American Currency
28 Nov 2016
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As they struggled through the power financial crisis of the mid-1780s framers demanded that state governments. The northwest ordinance referred to a region north of the ohio river. Tensions between state governments and farmers came to a head in the summer of 1786, when daniel shay led an insurrection in massachusetts. Political power comes from the consent of the governed. In debating the articles of confederation, larger states favored, representation based on population, but smaller states preferred equal representation. The second continental congress held its first meeting a few weeks after the battles of lexington and concord. The second part of the declaration of independence contained a list of crimes the king had committed. Congress is the only institution of national authority. A unanimous vote is required to amend the articles. With the approval of the declaration of independence, former colonies became states and began producing their own written constitutions. Which british philosopher most influenced the declaration of.
