Creating a New Government

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What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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the federal government was too weak

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A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .

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only a legislative branch

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One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

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tax

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Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

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State Governments

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Why did it take so long to approve the Articles of Confederation?

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States did not want to give up their land near the Appalachians.

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For any changes to the Articles, Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree, making it very difficult for the country to be truly united.

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9 of the

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How did the new Constitution address these weaknesses? Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation: -No power to enforce laws -No executive branch -No judicial branch

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It created a government with three branches.

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How did the U.S. Constitution solve a major problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

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It enabled the federal government to collect taxes.

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What did Shays' Rebellion demonstrate about the new government (The Articles of Confederation)?

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That they might not be able to put down rebellions in the future

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What would the best title for this chart be?

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation