American Documents

This was the First written Constitution of the U.S.

• Constitution

• MayFlower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independance

The Articles of Confederation was what?

• agreement among the 13 colonies

• the national government

• Independance of Great Britain

The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?

• No power to request money

• No Chief Executive

• No power to tax

• all of the above

No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?

• Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power

• Fear of being over taxed

The wanting to protect individual states power, and the fear of a strong central government, "Was what weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Laws needed approval by 9 out of 13 States

• no chief executive

• no power to tax citizens

What event "showed congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?

• Bacon Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• Constitution

Fear of a Strong Central government, no way to protect the Country, What weakness was this ?

• No power to draft an army

• no national court system

Government had No power to collect "State debts" Why?

• States wanted power without interference

• Fear of a strong Central Govenment, resulting in no money to run the Government

What were the two Accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?

• Northeast Ordinace & Ranch Ordinance of 1785

• Land Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest ordinance

• Land ordinance

• none of the above

What Accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation, Prohibited Slavery in the New territories?

• Land Ordinance

• Northeast Ordinance

• Northwest ordinance

• none of the above