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united ateshist yi n dsta tory answ werkey y:solusi.7 a7 7d upda spring 2011 ated g

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articles of confederation sol usi 7a articles of confederation provided for a weak national government gave congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states provided for no common currency gave each state one vote regardless of size provided for no executive or judicial branch essential understanding the articles of confederation was a constitution written during the american revolution to establish powers of the new national government.

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u.s constitution sol usi 7b confederation to constitution weaknesses in the articles of confederation led to the effort to draft a new constitution constitutional convention state delegates met in philadelphia and decided not to revise the articles of confederation but to write a new constitution george washington was elected president of the constitutional convention delegates debated over how much power should be given to the new government and how large and small states should be represented in the new government the structure of the new national government included 3 separate branches of government legislative executive judicial the great compromise decided how many votes each state had in the senate and house of representatives the constitution was signed at the end of the convention essential understanding the development of the constitution of the u.s was significant to the foundation of the american republic it established a federal system of government based on power shared between the national and state governments.

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u.s constitution sol usi 7bcont ratification of the constitution nine of the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the constitution before it could become law bill of rights based on the virginia declaration of rights george mason and the virginia statute for religious freedom thomas jefferson the first ten amendments to the constitution provide a written guarantee of individual rights e.g freedom of speech freedom of religion essential understanding the development of the constitution of the u.s was significant to the foundation of the american republic it established a federal system of government based on power shared between the national and state governments.

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accomplishments of the first 5 presidents sol usi 7c ratification of the constitution nine of the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the constitution before it could become law bill of rights based on the virginia declaration of rights george mason and the virginia statute for religious freedom thomas jefferson the first ten amendments to the constitution provide a written guarantee of individual rights e.g freedom of speech freedom of religion essential understanding congress and the first five presidents made decisions establishing a strong government that helped the nation grow in size and power.

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accomplishments of the first 5 presidents sol usi 7c all of the first 5 presidents were virginians except john adams george washington 1 federal court system was established 2 the bill of rights was added to the constitution of the united states of america 3 plans were created for development of the national capital in washington d.c benjamin banneker an african american astronomer and surveyor helped complete the design for the city john adams 1 a two ­ party system emerged during his administration essential understanding congress and the first five presidents made decisions establishing a strong government that helped the nation grow in size and power.

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accomplishments of the first 5 presidents sol usi 7c cont all of the first 5 presidents were virginians except john adams thomas jefferson 1 he bought louisiana from france louisiana purchase 2 lewis and clark explored new land west of the mississippi river james madison 1 the war of 1812 caused european nations to gain respect for the united states james monroe 1 he introduced the monroe doctrine warning european nations not to interfere in the western hemisphere essential understanding congress and the first five presidents made decisions establishing a strong government that helped the nation grow in size and power.

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