Early Quarrels and Accomplishments, Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to solve disagreements among states over such issues as taxes. Congress passed laws on how to settle the Northwest Territory., Shays' Rebellion, showed that under the Articles of Confederation, the government was too weak to keep order., The Great Compromise, In 1787, delegates met at the Constitutional Convention and agreed to replace the Articles. _______________ established how states were to be represented in the legislative branch of government.established how states were to be represented in the legislative branch of government., The Three-Fifths Compromise, settled the question of how enslaved people were to be counted in determining a state's population., The Electoral College and the Chief Executive, Another compromise created a single chief executive, to be chosen by the _______________, The Constitution, Delegates signed in September 1787. They agreed that 9 of the 13 states had to ratify it before it could go into effect.

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