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9. What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
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the Albany Plan
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the Articles of Confederation
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10. What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
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Congress was given the power to control trade.
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Congress was able to collect taxes.
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3. Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774, and what did it do?
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Sample response: It was a British announcement that set aside lands west of the
Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. Many colonists were angry about the
proclamation, and many ignored it by continuing to settle on those lands.
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Sample response: They boycotted British goods. They wove their own cloth instead of
buying British cloth. They chased British tax collectors out of their towns. They formed
Committees of Correspondence. They organized protests. They sent petitions to
Parliament. They formed militias.
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Sample response: It met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions, such as
the Coercive Acts. It sent a petition to the king, stating the colonists' rights. It agreed to
stop most trade with Britain. It asked the colonies to form militias.