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

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

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.