Anchor Chart ACP Review- Articles of Confederation

This was the First written Constitution of the U.S. in 1777

• Constitution

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independance

What were 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• only one vote per state

• only one branch of government

• none of the above

• couldn't create taxes

In the Articles of Confederations most of the government power was given to the (a)   and less power given to the ​ (b)   making the new government WEAK!

• states
• national government
• president
• British government

One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?

• Legislative & Executive

• Executive & Judicial

• Judicial & Legislative

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III  was still in charge of USA
• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power
• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III
• ask; no

Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

• The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again

• The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt

• They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

• No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

The Articles of Confederation created a unicameral legislature with only a single legislative body. What was that branch of government?

• Legislative (Congress)

• Executive (President)

• Judicial (Courts)

Which of the following events lead to a decision by the colonies to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?

• The Boston Tea Party

• Shay’s Rebellion

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

Which of the following could the central (national) government do under the Articles of Confederation? ( 3 strengths)

aks for​ ​ (a)  

make​ (b)   ​

have conflict (c)   ​

• borrow money
• declare war
• collect taxes
• elect a president

Mr. Darbonne is apart of which prestigious fraternity.

• Alpha Phi Alpha

• Phi Beta Sigma

• Iota Phi Theta

• Omega Psi Phi