Articles of Confederation

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation 

• Treaty of Paris

• Olive Branch Petition 

Which of these was a weakness of the Article of Confederation?

• Could not raise an army 

• Could not Tax 

• Could not control trade 

• All of the above 

An uprising by farmers who shut down the courts because they were in debt.

• Shays Rebellion 

• Boston Massacre 

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Treaty of Paris 

The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses and needed to be changed. 

• True

• False 

meeting that was held in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a new system of government which was the constitution. 

• Constitutional Convention 

• Treaty of Paris 

• Articles of Confederation 

• Geneva Convention 

plan that stated that representation should be based on population of each state.

• New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• Delaware Plan

• Virginia Plan 

plan stated that each state should have the same number of representatives which brought equality for all states. 

• New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan 

• Delaware Plan

• Virginia Plan 

two parts of congress (legislative branch)

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Executive and Judicial

• King and Queen

• House of Representatives and Judicial 

This compromise was used to count slaves for representation.

• 3/5 compromise

• Treaty of 1950 

• Constitution

• Virginia Plan 

This section of the country wanted slaves to be counted for taxation purposes

• The North

• The South 

• The East

• The West