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

True or False?  The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.

• True
• False

How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress?

• 5 out of 13
• 10 out of 13
• 9 out of 13
• 2 out of 13

Who had all the power under the AoC?

• The States

• The National Government

• The Continental Congress

• The Legislative Branch

Shays' Rebellion represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation

• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could

• sign treaties and create taxes

• declare war and create taxes

• sign treaties and declare war

• none of the above

How many votes did each state receive under the Articles of Confederation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• They did not get to vote

How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation allow

• 1

• 2

• 3

• there were no branches of government

The AOC failed to create an executive branch to enforce laws and a judicial system.

• False

• True