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Treaty of Paris
Officially ended the Revolutonary war and establisted the United States as an independent nation. -
Newburgh Conspiracy
Officers in the continental army planned to test the authority of the Confederation because they felt it did not meet its financial obligations to the military. -
Recession
With money from individual states and trade between them wanting the United States fell into recession and the government under the articles could do very little to help the situation. -
Meeting in Annapolis
A meeting to reslove the problems of trade between states. -
Constitutional Convention
A convention that called for a new improved structure to the structure of the government;called the Virginia plan. -
Shay's Rebellion
In 1787 poor farmers led by Daniel Shays commandeered a massachusets courthouse in protest of high taxes.