Articles of Confederation - the first constitution of the United States, confederation - a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government; a confederation is also known as a confederal system, Constitutional Convention - a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution, debt - something owed; such as money, Shays’s Rebellion - an event when 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War, No power to tax - Congress could not pay for a military , No power to regulate trade - States might trade unfairly with each other or other nations, No executive branch - States felt free to ignore laws they didn't like, No national court system - No one could interpret the law or settle disputes between states, No chief executive - There was no prominent leader to represent the nation, Difficult to amend - It was almost impossible to change the government for the better, Only one branch of government - There was no separation of powers, and no checks and balances,

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