Articles of Confederation

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This was the First written Constitution of the U.S.

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Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation was what?

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agreement among the 13 colonies

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No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation. Why do you think it was like that?

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Fear of being over taxed

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The wanting to protect individual states power, and the fear of a strong central government, "Was what weakness of the Articles of Confederation?"

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Laws needed approval by 9 out of 13 States

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One problem with the Article of Confederation was the Government needed to pay its debts, so in order to do this it had to request money from who?

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The States

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In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree.

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13

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The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

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weak

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In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

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The States

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Who was the president under the articles?

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There wasn't one

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What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

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Articles of Confederation