Sixth grade Unit 5, Chapter 10

Shays Rebellion was led by a former war veteran and captain in the continental army named

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress had no power to ____.

Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the national government lacked central ______________

Changes to the Articles of Confederation required unanimous ______ (agreement).

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress had no power to enforce its _____.

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress had no power to regulate _____.

Under the Articles of Confederation the national government lacked a federal _____system.

Benjamin Banneker called out ______ ______ on his hypocrisy in supporting the oppression of enslaved people but fighting for colonial freedom from the oppressive British monarchy.

Benjamin Banneker criticized Thomas Jefferson by reminding him of the very words he wrote concerning the natural _______ given to all under the Declaration of Independence.

Benjamin Banneker quoted the following from the Declaration of Independence:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are ______ ______, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."