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Learn the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 shaped American expansion in this APUSH Unit 3 review. You'll understand why the Articles created an ineffective government, explore the significance of ...more

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Unit 3 – Conflict and American Independence, 1754–1800
topics
3.7 The Articles of Confederation3.8 The Constitutional Convention and Debates over Ratification

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  • 0:00

    Articles of Confederation Overview

  • 0:35

    Sovereignty and Unitary States

  • 1:05

    Shared Sovereignty in US

  • 1:35

    Treaty of Paris 1783

  • 2:05

    State Sovereignty and Land Claims

  • 2:37

    British Land Cessions Graphic

  • 3:08

    Virginia Western Claims

  • 3:39

    Georgia Land and Disputes

  • 4:10

    Northwest as Midwest

  • 4:42

    Northwest Ordinance Details

  • 5:13

    Territory Division into States

  • 5:45

    Slavery Ban in Northwest

  • 6:17

    American Revolution Legacies

  • 6:48

    Mason-Dixon Line Emancipation

  • 7:19

    Gradual Emancipation Laws

  • 7:51

    Northern Black Population

  • 8:24

    Slavery Entrenched in South

  • 8:56

    Belief Slavery Declining

  • 9:27

    Federalism Definition

  • 9:58

    Sovereignty Under Articles

  • 10:28

    Delegated Powers Concept

  • 11:00

    Fear of Central Government

  • 11:30

    Articles as Military Alliance

  • 12:01

    Powers of Confederation

  • 12:32

    Weaknesses Introduction

  • 13:02

    Articles Weaknesses Overview

  • 13:32

    Equal State Representation

  • 14:03

    No Courts or President

  • 14:35

    Shays Rebellion Explanation

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