"The Articles of Confederation"

According to the passages, the "price" of our new nation's independence was debt, the destruction of business enterprises, a period of _____.

Our nation's first government was called the _____.

According to the passages, state governments had more "_____" than the national government.

A benefit of the Articles of Confederation is that it helped _____ the thirteen states.

Which of the following was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• It did not allow the national government to make and borrow money.

• The government could not tax states.

• It did not allow the national government to sign treaties with Native Americans.

• The government could not appoint military officers.

_____ (a number) were needed to amend (or make changes to) the Articles of Confederation.

Under the Articles of Confederation, economic and social conditions in South Carolina were _____ because the central (national) government was not strong.

• great

• poor

British merchants and loyalists still had control over the economy in Charles Town (Charleston), South Carolina.

• True

• False

Charles Town's city council only included aristocrats.

• True

• False

The Sheriff's Sale Act _____.

• allowed South Carolinians to pay all of their Revolutionary War debts.

• required South Carolinians to pay all of their debts with either gold or silver.

• allowed South Carolinians to pay their debts with land.

• forgave South Carolinians of all of their debts.