Lesson 1 Chapter 5

The Articles of Confederation were the first (a)  

The 2nd Continental Congress urged colonists to form ________

Before the Declaration of Independence was signed American colonists were already thinking about independence

In January 1776 ________ _________ became the first colony to organize as a state

(a)  

Leaders of the New Hampshire (first colony to organize as a state) wrote a (a)   or a detailed written plan for government.

Within a few years, all other former colonies had their own state (a)  

All of the state constitutions set up a similar form of government

Each state had a legislature to make laws and these legislatures were _________ (divide into 2 parts or houses)

The members of each house or state legislative were chosen by different methods

Each state also had a ________ who was elected by the legislature or by the citizens.