Articles of Confederation

Americans initally believed that the central government needed to be extremely...

• strong

• neutral

• weak

Initially, the United States wanted to give the ____ the most power.

• schools

• cities

• central government

• states

Under the AOC, the central government did have the power to declare war.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the central government could NOT tax the states.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the central government could NOT control trade bewteen the states.

• True

• False

In order to amend (change) the Articles of Confederation, all 13 states had to agree.

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak national government
• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states
• All of the  above

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III was still in charge of USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

• Because of the Declaration of Independence