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States wanted to stay independent and refused the tax on imports

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Robert Morris put a 5% tax on imported goods, put there was not a unanimous vote so it did not pass.

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Robert Morris lobbied for a 5% tax on imported goods, in an attempt to create a stronger federal government.

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Though attempts were made to pass taxes to support the government, unanimous votes were required, so it never happened.

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Robert Morris wanted a stronger centralized government. He worked for this goal by placing a 5 percent tax on imports.

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There was a 5% tax on imported goods

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Robert Morris wanted imported goods to be taxed 5%

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The government tried to tax but failed in many cases

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Robert Morris imposed a 5% tax on imported goods.

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People had currency that had no value

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The Ohio River Valley was a place of many conflicts

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The countries economic system is in shambles after the revolution

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the articles could not deal with war debt, and poor economy.

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Robert Morris wanted a 5 percent tax on imported goods.

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The Ohio River Valley was known to be a bloody battlefield during the 1770s due to the the battles between Native Americans and colonists.

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Robert Morris lobbies for a 5% tax on imported goods.

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Morris wanted a 5% tax on imported goods

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England was a huge trade partner with the colonists, but now that the war was over, the lack of trade brought the US into debt.

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Many Indians were forced west into Spanish territory because of American advancement.

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Robert Morris lobbies for a 5% tax on imported goods.

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Robert Morris lobbied for a 5% tax on imports to increase the power of the federal government

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Once the population of a colony reached 60,000, it could apply for statehood

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Robert Morris lobbies for a 5 percent tax on imported goods

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Many natives were driven from their land or tried to fight the settlers

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Native Americans started to move westward because of the colonists invading their land. Native
Americans thought that the best way to acquire the land was to fight the colonists.

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Native Americans thought that by joining together they could drive out Americans.

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Native Americans began to move west, which resulted in conflict for them and the Americans.

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Congress created a grid system for selling western land

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By the mid-1770s many of the Native Americans began to move West.

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Native Americans tried to either make peace with the settlers, or just moved farther west to avoid more conflict

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Some Native Americans had moved west to get away from "land-hungry" settlers.

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Each territory could apply for statehood once the population reached 60,000

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There was a lot of conflict in the Ohio country.

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Access to purchasing land wasn't as easy as initially thought, propietors an

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Other countries did not respect them just yet - lots of propaganda depicting great qualities of all the states

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On the frontier, much of the land was bought by large proprietors trying to sell it or a profit. In order to sell, they produced propaganda that exaggerated the quality of the land.

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Robert Morris was the secretary of finances. He lobbied for a 5% tax on imported good to increase the power of the federal government.

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The currency in the time period was worthless.

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The British did not leave the forts in the northwest

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Land was not easily acquired like it was thought it would be before the revolution.

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Most land out west was bought out by proprietors, who wanted to sell it at higher prices for profit.

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The north western territories were divided into self governing ares

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It was difficult to get land after the revolution. This was not expected by colonists.

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Ordinance of 1784 gave states the right to claim land in the frontier.

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Propaganda was used to help promote land sale on the frontier

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In response to land petitions to statehood, Congress creates a grid system known as the Land Ordinance of 1785 as a way of raising money and satisfying the needs of the people

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Ordinance of 1784 allowed the northwest territories to be self governing.

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Many Native Americans moved further west due to the fact that Americans were taking over their land.

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Colonist thought they would have easy access to more land after the revolution

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The Articles of

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Most Indians moved west into Spanish territory to avoid settlers taking over their land, while some joined the colonies

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Indians start moving further west into Spanish territory to avoid the colonies western expansion

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The people thought it would be easier to access the land out west.

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Buying land was still difficult for post revolution america, despite what the colonists foresaw

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Other countries did not yet respect the US and their new weak government

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The articles were not letting the colonists acquire land easily.

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The Articles of Confederation used propaganda to advertise the Western Territories

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The U.S. was still dependent on other countries after the revolution

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American prosperity depended upn European trade

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The Articles were good enough during the time of war, but were not during times of peace.

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People thought that land was going to be easy to buy but many of it was bought by proprietors.

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The US didn't truly come independent from the world with the articles

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American prosperity depended on European trade.

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The US didn't become completely independent with the rest of the world, even after the revolution.

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The Articles were not a good system during a time of peace.

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They were not getting respect from other countries because they had a weak government

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American prosperity depended on trade with European countries meaning that it still was technically not free.

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the articles did not get the US any respect from foreign countries

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Articles of confederation could not work during times of peace

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Articles were not very effective in times of peace, but were effective during war.

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Land was hard to acquire.

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The government had barely any power because the people did not wish to allow the government to near one similar to a monarchy

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The Congress did not have the power to regulate or tax.

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American prosperity depended on European trade.

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The Articles of Confederation was not balanced enough for all of the colonies

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Under the articles, congress didn't have power to regulate trade or tax the colonists

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Foreign countries didn't respect the United States at first.

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British faced difficulty with Spain

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Spain owned the Mississippi River and closed the New Orleans ports

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The Articles of Confederation were too weak and did not provide balance

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Spain controlled Mississippi and closed the port.

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The colonies had problems with their Spanish
and french neighbors.

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In 1784 Congress had sent John Adams in an attempt to fix their problem of the British not leaving

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The new country under the Articles is not respected by foreign countries

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In 1774, Congress sent John Adams to London to try to resolve some of the problems that caused weaknesses in the Articles.

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John adams was sent to london to negotiate for America.

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British didn't leave as they were supposed to

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British didn't leave the forts in the NW.

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Congress created a grid system for selling land

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In 1784, John Adams was sent to Briain to resolve the issue.

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Articles of Confederation were weak because there wasn't unity among the states.

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John Adams is sent to Britain to resolve the issue.

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Many Indians were forced further west into Spanish territory to avoid

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The British did not compensate for the slaves they took.