Articles of Confederation

What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• They were created before the war ended.

• George Washington didn't like them.

• They didn't give the national government any real power over the states.

• Rhode Island refused to acknowledge them.

What was significant about Shays' Rebellion?

• It showed that the nation needed a stronger national government.

• It showed that Massachusetts was better than Rhode Island.

• It showed that farmers were very passionate people.

• It showed that farmers were good at shutting down courts.

The Articles of Confederation required 2/3 majority vote, or 9 of the 13 states, in order to pass a resolution. Why didn't this work?

• The jerks from Rhode Island always got four other states to vote no.

• The states only voted for resolutions that benefited their state, not the country overall.

• Only half the states showed up to vote.

• The different colonial regions always voted together.

The Articles of Confederation required an unanimous vote to change any of the articles. Why did this cause problems?

• The jerks from Rhode Island always voted no.

• The states couldn't agree because they only voted for what was best for their states.

• Not enough representatives went to the meeting to have a quorum.

• The different colonial regions voted together against other colonial regions.

Which of the following was a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• It gave the states a lot of power.

• It allowed Congress to borrow money.

• It was written before the war ended.

• It didn't give the jerks from Rhode Island any power.

What happened to the Articles of Confederation?

• Rhode Island stole them (What jerks!)

• They were replaced at the Constitutional Convention.

• They were scrapped, and the framers wrote new laws based on France's new laws.

• No one knows. It's one of American's great mysteries.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a pretty good idea. Why?

• It allowed a complete survey fo the Northwest Territory, which led to revenue.

• It allowed the US to attach Spain on the Mississippi.

• It allowed South Carolina to leave the US and join with Florida to form the short-lived country of South United States.

• It led to Ohio becoming a state.