Articles of Confederation

What is a confederation?

• a list of complaints against a gov't

• a group of individuals united together for a purpose

• people who seek to end a gov't

• a group of people in revolt against a gov't

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• a list of grievances against King George III

• a document proclaiming American independence

• document explaining how the 13 states would be governed as one nation

• a document that limited the power of the king

How many branches of government did the AoC create?

• one

• two

• three

• four

In terms of representation, small states liked the AoC because...

• small states got more tax revenue

• leaders of Congress were only selected from small states

• small states got taxed less

•  each state got one vote no matter how many people it had

In terms of representation, big states disliked the AoC because...

• population didn't determine representation

• big states got taxed more than small states

• big states had to provide an army for the country

• people had to select leaders only from small states

True or False: In order to amend (change) the AoC all 13 states had to agree.

• True

• False

What did the AoC lack because of colonist's fears about monarchs?

• a decentralized gov't

• a congress

• elected representatives

• a strong central gov't

Under the AoC, Congress could

• raise an army and declare war

• coin money and tax

• pass laws and declare war

• elect a president and pass laws

Under the AoC, Congress could not...(choose TWO)

• tax

• raise an army

• declare war

• make laws

Under the AoC how many states had to agree to pass a law?

• 9/13

• 10/15

• 8/13

• 7/13