Articles of Confederation

an agreement among all thirteen original states in the United States of America that served as its first constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

Select all the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Many spelling errors

• Weak central government

• No taxation power (no money)

• Lack of executive branch (no president)

A tax protest by Massachusetts farmers that showed the central government was so weak couldn’t put down a rebellion.

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Electoral College

a method for admitting new states to the Union

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Electoral College

• Northwest Ordinance

established a two-house legislature

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Electoral College

• Northwest Ordinance

Compromise between northern and southern states that about how the slave population would be counted

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Electoral College

• Northwest Ordinance

The agreement that came about because the founding fathers did not like the idea of a popular election because they were concerned that presidents would always come from states with high populations and that the public would not have the knowledge necessary to make a good choice.

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Electoral College

• Northwest Ordinance

the framework for the federal government of the United States. It is the highest form of law in the country.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

1st 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights protects freedoms like the freedom of ...

• religion

• speech

• assembly

• the press

• fair trial