Articles of Confederation

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• Used to declare Independence from England

• The first system of government after the Revolution

• written by Madison about the Constitutional Convention

• I'm not really sure

The Articles of Confederation created a _________ type of government.

• strong

• average

• weak

• federal

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• three

• two

• zero

• one

Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.

• food quality

• commerce (trade)

• laws

• travel

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.

• 9

• 10

• 13

• 15

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

• The inability of Congress to tax.

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

• Central government was weak and ineffective

• They opposed the Land Ordinance of 1785.

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

• State government was weak and ineffective.

The Venn diagram describes the powers of the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution.

Which conclusion does the diagram support?

• The Articles of Confederation were ineffective because they gave more power to the central government than to the states.

• The Articles of Confederation were ineffective because they gave too much power to the states and not enough power to the central government.

• The Articles of Confederation were effective because they gave more power to the states than to the central government.

• The Articles of Confederation were very effective in solving the new nation's various problems.

Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

• the government

• Thomas Paine

• Daniel Shays

• all of the farmers were leaders

Which conflict demonstrated the need to change the Articles of Confederation?

• The French and Indian War

• The Boston Massacre

• The Revolutionary War

• Shay's Rebellion