Articles of Confederation

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Couldn’t settle disputes between states

• Couldn't be changed by Congress

• Couldn't enforce laws

• Couldn’t impose taxes

What was the purpose of the “Great Compromise” with the U.S. Constitution?

• Congress could impose taxes people but states didn't have to pay

• Native Americans were granted equal rights if they would give up their land

• States would exchange their power if the Federal government protected them

• Created a Bicameral Congress in the Constitution. House of Representatives and the Senate

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• to commit treason against the Articles of Confederation

• to revise all state governments

• to grant new lands, taken from Native Americans to the Federal government

Why was controlling Savannah strategically important during the Revolution?

• The British could then launch new attacks into South Carolina

• Savannah was the only port that the Patriots had access to

• Control of the port could prevent the enemy from receiving supplies

• Many Patriot prisioners of war were kept in Savannah

What two delegates from Georgia signed the Constitution?

• Abraham Baldwin and Wesley Duncan

• Button Gwinnett and George Walton

• William Few and Abraham Baldwin

• William Few and Addy Engel

Why did Georgia ratify the Constitution so quickly?

• Need for a strong central government to protect the state

• The Georgia governor was bribed into signing it

• Georgia wanted to be part of the Mercantilism system

• Georgia was actually the last to sign

The first constitution of the United States; had too many weaknesses.

• Articles of Convention

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution Convention

• Articles of Constitution

What document was created in an attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation?

• Bill of Rights
• Georgia's Constitution of 1777
• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constitution

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:” What part of The Declaration of Independence is being quoted above?

• The preamble

• The declaration

• The grievances

• The conclusion

What does the list below represent?

--congress could not impose taxes on states

--no executive branch to enforce laws made by congress

--national government could not declare war

--states held most of the power, like minting money

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Magna Carta