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Declare war.
Impose taxes.
Raise armies.
Sign treaties.
Proposal and ratification.
Impeachment and ratification.
Agreement of both houses of Congress.
Ratification by half of the states.
Send federal troops to states where the government was abusing its power.
Call a convention of the states to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Call a convention of the states to revise the Constitution.
Pass laws to provide relief for poor farmers who were losing their farms.
The Confederation Congress was not allowed to raise money by imposing taxes.
The Confederation Congress was not allowed to regulate commerce.
The Confederation Congress was not allowed to make treaties.
The Confederation Congress had no president to settle disputes among the states.
The government of Massachusetts decided to issue paper money to pay off its debts instead of raising taxes.
The paper money in Rhode Island became so worthless that merchants refused to accept it in payment for debts.
The government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money.
New York taxed goods coming into the state from Connecticut and New Jersey.
George Washington.
James Madison.
Alexander Hamilton.
Benjamin Franklin.
States, Regions
Countries, States
Cents, Dollars
Slaves, Free men
Voting regulations
More government branches
A bill of rights
State constitutions
Declare war.
Raise armies.
Sign treaties.
Impose taxes.
The income gap between the rich and poor was becoming too wide.
The national government was abusing its powers.
State governments needed to raise more money for security.
The republic itself was at risk.
The new Constitutional Followers
Rule by the People
A way of balencing power
A system of Federal Courts
Reject
Impeach
Rally
Veto
Article Impeachment
Separation of Powers
Vetoing
Amending
Small states with few people.
Large states with many people.
Wealthy planters and merchants.
Southern slave-holding states.
Military families
Nationalists.
Antinationalists.
Federalists.
Antifederalists.
The Connecticut Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Virginia Compromise
Wisconsin
Missouri
Michigan
Ohio
Stop trading with the United States for several years.
Fight back with import taxes on American goods going to Britain.
Create a triangular trade agreement with France.
Land their goods at states that had the lowest taxes or fewest restrictions.