Articles of Confederation

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What kind of national (central) government did the Articles of Confederation create?

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Weak

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Congress could tax the states and citizens under the Articles of Confederation - true or false?

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False

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What title did the Articles of Confederation give the nation's chief executive leader?

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It didn't have a chief executive

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To amend the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree?

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All 13

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Which of these words best describes the outcome of the Articles of Confederation? Success, Failure, Uncertain, To be determined

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Failure

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Which of these was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress could not collect taxes, Congress could not force states to follow laws, No court system created, President had too much power

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President had too much power

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What document would later be created to replace the Articles of Confederation? Options: The Declaration of Independence, The Gettysburg Address, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights

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The Constitution

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A set of basic rules or principles that outlines the powers and functions of the government.

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Constitution

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An organized rebellion that took place in western Massachusetts over taxes and war debts.

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Shays' Rebellion

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In 1786, a group of western Massachusetts farmers rose up to protest taxes and actions against debtors. This uprising, known as Shays' Rebellion, was important because it -

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revealed the inability of the national government to put down an uprising if it had spread