Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Era warm up

The ​​law forbidding colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains; colonists ignored​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

• Mayflower Compact
• France
• Intolerable Act
• Proclamation of 1763

Claimed land in the New World to profit from fur trading

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Mayflower Compact

• France

The British response to the Boston Tea Party; colonists formed the First Continental Congress was ​ (a)  

• Proclamation line of 1763
• Mayflower Compact
• France
• Intolerable Acts

To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt:

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Any congressional action required executive approval

• B. Congress lacked the power to declare war.

• C. Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states.

• D. Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade.

Pilgrims wrote document that established self-government which was the

• A. Magna carta

• B. Proclamation of 1763

• C. Mayflower Compact

• D. France

Last major battle; British defeated and signed the Treaty of Paris recognizing U.S. independence.

• A. Battle of Trenton

• B. Battle of Yorktown

• C. Battle of Saratoga

• D. Winter @ Valley Forge

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Strengths of Articles of Confederation

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(b) Weaknesses of the Articles

• help settle lands in the west.

• Cannot tax

• 9 out 13 states had to agree to approve any amendements/changes

• Could not regulate commerce

• Lack of a Judicial Branch

• create post offices

• make treaties

• Create an army

• No president