| In 1776 New Hampshire was the first colony to organize as a state. The leaders wrote a state constitution. Then all the other former colonies did too. |
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 | We have a Bill of Rights. | |
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| We are writing the state constitution! | |
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| The states formed a confederation, because they knew they couldn't win a war against Britain with 13 armies. They joined to have a stronger single command. |
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| We need to unite! | |
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| In the Ordinance of 1785 they set up a new rule for measuring and selling land. It towns into six mile squares. |
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| I'm so happy abou the new law about our land. | |
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