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What happened on July 4 1776

The declaration got signed

What were some of the grivences on the declaration

No taxation without representation

Quartering of troops

What were the weaknesses

No taxing states

No army

Had a weak government

What were strengths in the articles

Created a effective way to make states

What caused Shay’s rebellion

Shay’s rebellion was people arresting farmers in Massachusetts because they could not pay back their debt from the war

What was the Virginia plan

The plan where the number of votes is based of population

Larger states bigger population

What is the executive branch

Biggest branch

Includes military and army

What is the legislative branch

They make the laws

What is the judicial branch

They make sure the laws that the legislative branch makes are fair

What effect did Shay’s rebellion have?

It proved how weak the articles are

What did the second continental congress do

They were a group of delegates that signed the Declaration Of Independence in Philadelphia

Why was Thomas Jefferson chosen to write the declaration

He was chosen because he was highly intelligent and a good smart lawyer

What are the 3 unalienable rights in the Declaration

Pursuit of happiness

Life

Liberty

Who was Thomas Jefferson

The person who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, president,good lawyer

What is the Declaration of Independence

It is a document that declared us free from GB has 4 parts

What was the second continental congress

It was a group of 55 delegates that signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia

What was Shay’s rebellion

The rebellion of Daniel Shay’s and a bunch of farmers in debt because they could not pay back their debt from the war

What was the Articles of confederation

The first government the US had it was quite weak and lasted less than ten years

What was the New Jersey plan?

The plan in which smaller states would have more power because of equal representation