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Why did it take the states so long to ratify the Articles of Confederation?What was the Stamp Act of 1765?The First Continental Congress sent a petition to King George. What did it proclaim. pennfoster

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Needed 13/13 colony vote

Western Land

Land locked states, led by Maryland, refused to ratify Articles of Confederation unless Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York gave up their claims on western land

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