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Khan Academy: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation ArticleKhan Academy: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation Article
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9th - 10th
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Khan Academy: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation

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This resource from Khan Academy provides a study resource about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion, and the needed call for a new Constitution. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

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the articles of confederation

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articles of confederation, challenges of the articles of confederation, consitutional convention, daniel shays, foundations of american democracy, job shattuck, khan academy, shays' rebellion, us government and civics, weaknesses of articles of confederation

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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