Chapter 6: Articles of Confederation

What wast the main goal of the Articles of Confederation?

• to create a strong federal government

• to weaken the power of the states

• to create a monarchy

• to maintain the powers of the states

What was one major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal gov could not create new laws

• The federal gov could not make treaties

• The federal gov did not have power over the states

• The fed gov restricted the rights of the states

True or False: Congress could not collect taxes

• True

• False

How did the colonial experience under the King of England impact the government of the United States?

• The new gov was designed to prevent the abuse of power colonist experienced

• The new gov was designed to place a single person in power

• The new gov was designed to limit the power of the people

True or False: The congress could not make laws about trade

• True

• False

True or False: The government COULD form an army without permission from the states.

• True

• False

Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation create a weak national government?

• They wanted to prevent the national gov from having too much power

• They wanted to have a king

• They wanted to keep people from voting

Why did the United States replace the Articles of Confederation?

• It did not give the states any rights

• It did not give enough power to the national government

• It did not allow for state militias