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All 13 states had ratified or approved of the Article of Confederations.
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Confederation signed a peace treaty with Britain that recognized America’s independence.
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Farmers that were armed marched to multiple courts and mad them close, preventing them from foreclosure proceedings.
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Delegates from the states began meeting to propose changes to the Articles of Confederation to help regulate trade and to make the national government more effective.
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Congress set up the departments of War, Treasury, Marine, and Foreign Affairs each with a single secretary.
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Congress approved 12 amendments and the states ratified 10 of them. They are known as the Bill of Rights.