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states write constitutions
in may 1776 congress asked the sates to organize their governments, each state adopted a state constitution or plan of government -
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the articles of confederation
the new central government had no chief executive. States were not required to contribute. By the 1780's seven of the original states lay claim to the areas in the west. -
problems at home and abroad
because of its weakness the confederation government had trouble with financial issues. -
plan for import tax
congress faced a collapse of the countries finances, in 1781 it created a department of finance led by Philadelphia merchant Robert morris. -
relationships with Britain
trouble with foreign governments also revealed the weakness of the american government. -
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the ordinance of 1785
in 1785 the confederation congress passed an ordinance / law that set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio river. -
the north west ordiance
passed in 1787 created a single northwest territory from lands north of the Ohio river.