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what is a monarchy
rule by one
what is a confedercy
states control themselves, no central goverment
federal
one strong central goverment, divides power to the states
what were some of the fundmental issues that needed to be adressed
How much power should the Central Government be given when cooperation between the states was so important?
what were the articles of confederation
Created Loose alliance between states
The US became a union of states that were linked by a weak central government
what were the strengths of the srticles of confederations
Government was limited so,
States could make free decisions by themselves
Prevented Federal Government from gaining too much power
Passage of Land Ordinance and the Northwest Ordinance that let new states join the Union
Land Ordinance of 1765
Set up a system for settling, surveying, and dividing up the Northwest Territory into townships
Congress then sold the land
Gave much needed income for the Government