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 | The second of only two things accomplished by the Congress, the Northwest Ordinance established a system for settling the Northwest territories. | |
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| The territories were Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinios, and part of Minnesota. | |
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| Weaknesses of the Articles |
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| Key weaknesses were no military, no way to collect taxes, no way to enforce law, and many many many many other things. | |
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| In short the Articles were as usless as scuba diving on a mountain. | |
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| Shay's rebellion put the writing on the wall for the need fr change. A state militia had to put down the rebellion and it was clear that the country needed a stronger federal government. | |
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| Delegates met in Baltimore and agreed to meet in 1788 in Phillidelphhia to write a new Constitution for the country to prevent any more grave crises. | |
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