Articles of Confederation Review

The Articles of Confederation was

• the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War

• the first constitution of the U.S.

• an agreement between the U.S. and France to pay off war debts

• the first American Bill of Rights

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WERE RATIFIED (APPROVED):

• before the Declaration of Independence.

• after the Declaration of Independence was written but before the start of the Revolutionary War.

• during the American Revolutionary War.

• after the American Revolutionary War was over.

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION DID NOT CREATE:

• national courts.

• a congress.

• laws.

• the power to make treaties.

HOW MANY VOTES DID EACH STATE GET IN THE CONFEDERATION CONGRESS?

• One vote per state, no matter what.

• It depended on the state's population.

• It depended on the number of free males.

• It depended on how much land each state had.

HOW MANY STATES HAD TO AGREE IN ORDER FOR THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION TO BE AMENDED (CHANGED)?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

WHICH POWERS WERE NOT GIVEN TO THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION? (Select ALL that apply.)

• the power to determine peace and war

• the power to decide disputes between states

• the power to create money

• the power to collect taxes

WHICH WAS SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT COULD DO UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION (You should be able to eliminate all but one response)?

• settle arguments between states

• control trade between the states

• collect taxes

• declare war and make peace treaties

UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, WHO HAD THE MOST POWER?

• the president

• the Confederation Congress

• the Supreme Court

• the state governments

WHICH WAS A WAY THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AFFECTED THE U.S. ECONOMY?

• The economy did great!

• Trade between states was difficult because states taxed each other.

• National taxes were too high and caused protests.

• It cost too much to keep the national courts open.

WHICH CONFLICT SHOWED THERE WAS A NEED TO CHANGE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION?

• the French & Indian War

• the War of 1812

• the American Revolution

• Shays' Rebellion