Week 9 Recap - Articles of Confederation

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?

• It made slavery legal in the Northwest Territory

• It provided the rules for how the Northwest Territory could become states

• It was the first rules for newly independent American government

• It outlawed slavery everywhere in America.

What is a republic?

• A government run by one person

• A government where all citizens vote on all issues

• A government with elected representatives

• A government run by religious figures

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first written rules for American government

• A series of articles demanding the southern parts of the US become independent

• The document declaring the 13 Colonies' independence from England

• The rules for American government that we currently live under.

Why was Congress afraid of a strong central government?

• They feared another tyranny

• They feared states would have too much power

• Another war could break out between America and England

• They feared that a central government would not settle new territories

What is a central government?

• The government controlling the middle of a country

• The government controlling one state

• The government controlling an entire country

• The government ruled by a king or queen

What was the importance of Shays' Rebellion?

• It was how America was able to acquire the Northwest Territory

• It was how the first American government was overthrown by rebelling farmers

• It revealed that America was falling apart under the Articles of Confederation

• It was the southern states' attempt to leave the USA and preserve slavery

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To declare independence from England

• To sign the Treaty of Paris

• To try and revise the Articles of Confederation

• To acquire the Northwest Territory

What was a STRENGTH of the United States under the Articles of Confederation?

• It was able to raise taxes

• It was able to resolve trade disputes

• Its rules were easy to amend

• It could make peace treaties

What was a WEAKNESS of the United States under the Articles of Confederation?

• It could not collect taxes

• Its military required states to volunteer soldiers to it

• It could not resolve disputes between the states

• All of the above

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government(s) had the most power?

• The national government

• State governments

• Local city government

• Tyrannies