Articles of Confederation/Shays' Rebellion/Constitutional Convention

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First Constitution of the Colonies

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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Which level of government had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

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The States

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Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

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strong central government

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Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws?

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Executive

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How many states were needed to enact a law under the Articles?

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9 out of 13

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This picture shows which weakness of the Articles? Options: no common currency, no executive branch, no power to tax, one vote for each state

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no common currency

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How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

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One

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Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

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Daniel Shays

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Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against

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unfair taxes and farmer debt

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In order to amend the articles, ________ of the states needed to agree

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all