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Period: to
1781-1787
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Settlers move west
Many settlers moved west after the revolution -
Land Ordinance of 1785
established both the general practices of land surveying -
Annapolis Convention
the few state delegates in attendence endorsed a motion that called for all states to meet in Philadelphia -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay’s Rebellion involved a group of Massachusetts farmers(deep in debt) under the leadership of Daniel Shays -
Northwestern Ordinance of 1787
Noted the agreement of the original states to give up northwestern land claims -
Grand Convention
A meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation