Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

Which of the following weaknesses  in the Articles of Confederation does  this picture represent?

• no common currency (money)
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak national government
• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states
• All of the  above

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III was still in charge of USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

• Because of the Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak
• strong
• both strong and weak
• neither  strong nor  weak

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the new United States

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Because of the Articles of Confederarion the national government could NOT control ______ among the states.

• food quality

• animals

• travel

• commerce (trade)

What is one reason Americans wanted to change the Articles of Confederation?

• They opposed the Land Ordinance of 1785.

• They didn't want the government to have only 1 branch.

• States were not working together and there was no leader.

• State government was weak and unsuccessful.

States were still independent under the Articles.

• True

• False