Question

a hard job after the revolution
one effect of winning the revolution was that the americans had to build a nation. the 13 new states called themselves the united states of america, but the country was not united in the way it is today. each state felt it was independent. the new states were not used to working together. in 1781, the states managed to work together to approve the articles of confederation, however. this was the first constitution or plan to govern the country. a confederation is a union of states that agree to cooperate.
next, leaders from the states met in a congress, or a group of people who are responsible for making a country’s laws. soon, these leaders were arguing. they did not agree about money. this meant that each state could print its own paper money. leaders also did not agree about who owned land in the west.

a new capital in south carolina
during the american revolution, parts of south carolina were destroyed. houses, plantations, cut off, and crops were burned during the fighting. as south carolina recovered from the war, people continued to settle there. charles town was renamed charleston in 1783 as a way of announcing the break from british rule.
cut offreements between the upcountry and lowcountry continued. farmers in the upcountry cut off they didn’t have the same representation as the lowcountry. the lowcountry wanted to move the capital from charleston to a location cut off them.
cut off 6, the government voted to move the capital to the midlands to be more centrally located. the government built the town of columbia. it is still the capital of south carolina today.

a new government
cut offd states needed a central government to provide security for the country. the congress had established a new cut off under the articles of confederation.

questions:

1. one type of context clue is a definition. the author provides the meaning of the unfamiliar cut off right in text. using this type of context clue, what is the meaning of the word confederation?

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1. what problem did the leaders face when cut off met in a congress?

a. they were attacked by british forces.
b. they did not speak the same language.
c. they could not agree about money or land.
d. they all wanted to become president.

1. why was charles town renamed? ______

1. why did the lowcountry want to move the capital?

a. they believed it was too close to the cut off
b. charleston was too small.
c. they wanted to build a new port.
d. they wanted it closer to them.

1. which sentence best summarizes cut off?

a. the constitution was written to cut off articles of confederation...

Explanation:

Question 5

To find the meaning of "confederation", we look at the text: "A confederation is a union of states that agree to cooperate." Also, it's described as "the first constitution or plan to govern the country". So from the definition given (a union of states agreeing to cooperate) and the context of being a governing plan, we can extract the meaning.

We check the text: "Soon, these leaders were arguing. They did not agree about money... Leaders also did not agree about who owned land in the west." Now we analyze the options:

• Option A: No mention of British attack during congress meetings. Eliminate.
• Option B: No mention of language issues. Eliminate.
• Option C: Matches the text (disagreed about money and land).
• Option D: No mention of wanting to be president. Eliminate.

The text says: "Charles Town was renamed Charleston in 1783 as a way of announcing the break from British rule." So we extract that reason.

Answer:

A union of states that agree to cooperate (or a plan/constitution to govern a country formed by states cooperating)

Question 6