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The Articles of Confederation
Main Idea 1
-English laws the limited the of the king were the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
-The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to examine old ideas and traditions
-John Locke believed a social contract existed between politics rulers and people they ruled
Main Idea 2
-The Articles of Confederation created a national government with limited powers
-Congress could settle conflicts among states, make coins, borrow money, ask states for money and soldiers, and make treaties with other nations
-States had the power to refuse requests
-There was not a president or national court system
-The Second Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, and sent them to each state for ratification
Main Idea 3
-Congress passed Land Ordinance of 1785 to raise money to pay debts
-Ordinance provided for surveying and dividing western lands
-Land was split into townships
-Each township was divided into lots for sake to the public
-Congress passed Northwest Ordinance of 1787
-Established NW territory and a system for creating new states
-Included what are now the of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
-Required the provision of public and banned slavery
The Big Idea
-The Articles of Confederation provided framework for a National Government
Main Idea
-The American people examined many ideas about government
-The Articles of confederation laid the base for the first national government of the U.S
-The Confederation Congress established the NW territory
American Models of Government
-Early models of self government were town meetings, the Virginian House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower Compact
-The Constitution of each state limited government and protected rights of citizens
-Thomas Jefferson's ideas on religious freedom were written in the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
-Many State constitutions provided Suffrage, or the right to vote, to most white men who paid taxes
