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| This is what each state did upon achieving independence: | write a constitution |
| Virginia law which guaranteed freedom of religion | Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom |
| name of the first national government formed by the states | Articles of Confederation |
| This describes the congress under the Articles of Confederation | congress was unicameral |
| In the Congress under the Articles, how many votes did each state have? | 1 |
| This law divided western lands into squares to be sold to the public | Land Ordinance, 1785 |
| This law described the process of adding new states: | N. W. Ordinance, 1787 |
| 5 weaknesses of the first national government | it couldn't tax, it was hard to enforce laws, it couldn't regulate trade, it had no executive branch, it had no court system |
| Rebellion that started in Massachusetts over high taxes after the war. | Shay's Rebellion |
| British General who led a southern campaign | General Charles Cornwallis |
| British victory near Gastonia/Charlotte that led to a retreat toward the coast: | Guilford Courthouse |
| Treaty that ended the American Revolution | Treaty of Paris, 1783 |
| Where did the Colonial Army cross a river to defeat a Hessian force? | Trenton |
| This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War: | Saratoga |
| Who came to the aid of America after the turning point battle? | France |
| Place where part of the colonial army nearly starved and froze to death: | Valley Forge |
| Prussian officer who provided valuable training to American troops: | Freidrich von Steuben |
