Articles of Confederation

The United States of America's first written plan for the government

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

A loosely organized group of states where each state governs itself, but will help the other states when needed

• country

• confederation

• nation

• club

The states were afraid to createa powerful central government because they worried that it would be just like having __________

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The Battle of Saratoga

• King George and Parliament

What were the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• No power to tax

• weak central government

• had too much power

• limited necessary actions in running a country

Why was it a problem that the national government could not tax the states?

• It takes money to run a country

• The states were not able to pay for infrastructure projects.

• The states had to rely on international trade for income.

• State governments had to borrow money to pay for services.

What contributed to our weak central government? (pick 2)

• There was no president or leader to tell the people what needed to be done

• The lack of a strong military to enforce laws and regulations

• The lack of a unified economy and currency system

• Congress could make laws but had no one to enforce them

What actions were limited by the Articles of Confederation that made it hard to run our country? (pick 2)

• They could not make the people shop in their state

• There was no national currency and all states printed their own

• An army could not be raised unless all 13 states agreed

• They could not buy tea from Great Britain anymore

Under the Articles of ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   had lots of power and the ​ (c)   did not.

• Confederation
• states
• national government

When states raised their taxes higher and higher, what choices did farmers have when they could not pay their debt?

• fighting for the national army

• losing their farm to the tax collectors

• move back to Great Britain

• going to prison

Who was Daniel Shays?

• a tax collector for the state of Massachusetts

• a farmer and former captain in the Continental Army

• a British officer

• a member of Congress