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Daniel Shays led an army of over 1,000 soldiers to rebel against the government for over increased state taxes. Shays's Rebellion spread panic and shock throughout the society. It clearly showed the nation the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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Federalists were supporters of the Constitution because they favored the balance of power between the states and the national government. Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution because they were against a strong central government.
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The society split into a two-party system depending on their different views of the government. The Federalists wanted a strong central government ruled by the elite and a loose interpretation of the Constitution. The Democratic-Republicans on the other hand favored a strong state government ruled by the common people and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
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Adams reached a compromise with Britain to occupy the Oregon Territory for 10 years which expanded the U.S weatward. He also persuaded Don Luis de Onis to transfer the Florida Territory to the United States.
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In 1842, Connecticut passed a law stating that children employed in any business in the state had to demonstrate that they had attended school three months out of the previous 12.
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On February 2, 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo where Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico and gave the New Mexico and California Territories to the U.S.
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Then 5 years later in 1853, U.S. paid Mexico an additional $10 million for a piece of territory known as the Gadsden Purchase.
