Articles of Confederation

In order to change or amend the Articles of Confederation, _________________ states had to approve the change.

• 10

• 13

• 9

• 12

The Articles were not approved right away, because smaller states like Maryland were angered over ___________________ .

• Money

• The Words

• Land disputes

• Railroads

In order to make a new law under the Articles, _____________________ states out of 13 had to approve or vote for the law. Serious matters like declaring war required 9 state’s votes for approval.

• 10

• 13

• 7

• 12

What was the last state to sign the Articles in 1781?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Texas

Congress had the right to _____________ under the Articles.

• tax the states

• punish the states

• declare war and pursue peace

During this time in history, more importance and power was given to _____________.

• the national government

• the state government

• slavery

• war

Under the Articles of Confederation, congress could not tax or raise money from the states.

• true

• false

Under the Articles, a strong leader or executive ran the country.

• true

• false

Money was worthless due to the states overprinting currency. No common currency was a weakness under the Articles.

• true

• false

If a state had a larger population, it could have more votes than a smaller state under the Articles

• true

• false