The Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the states

• national government

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One

• Zero

• Two

• Three

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first system of government after the Revolution

• written by Madison about the Constitutional Convention

• Used to declare Independence from England

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Weak central government

• Provided for no common currency

• All of the these

Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____

• talk; no

• bargin; yes

• demand; yes

• ask; no

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for

• statehood

• federal funding

• infrastructure grants

Why did the 2nd Continental Congress not include an executive or judicial branch under the AOC?

• They feared a strong national government

• they feared the threat of a foreign invasion

• they were willing to put up with a tyrannical Congress

• They wanted to copy the British monarchy

The main idea of this cartoon is that the Articles of Confederation - 

• would carry the nation into the future

• had many serious problems

• gave the government strong powers

• created a navy strong enough to protect against a foreign invasion

Why did the Articles of Confederation give more power to the states, instead of the national government?

• There was fear of creating a national government that was too powerful, similar to the British gov't

• France requested that this be the form of government in America

• The states had ideas to expand their territory into Canada

• It was outlined in the Declaration of Independence