Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
• the first Constitution
• the first government of the U.S.
• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

it was difficult to make decisions in the newly formed United States under the Articles of Confederation because---

• the national government was too controlling.

• the approval to amend the articles was not priority.

• the approval of thirteen states was required to ratify.

• the approval of nine states was required for ratification.

Strengths

*ability to declare war

*ability to make treaties

*ability to operate post offices

This information is found in what government document ?

• the Treaty of Paris of 1783

• The Franco American Treaty

• The Articles of the Confederacy

• The Articles of Confederation

Which makes more sense?

• A weak national government can run a country effectively.

• A weak national government can overrun state government.

• A strong national government is more stable than a loose confederation of states.

• A loose alliance of states is ideal for a brand new nation.

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

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

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

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature