Articles of Confederation

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What provision of the Constitution solved a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

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The government has the power to raise money through taxes.

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What weakness of the Articles of Confederation was revealed by Shays' Rebellion?

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The rebellion showed that the Articles did not create a strong central government to handle a crisis.

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All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT...
Congress had the power to collect taxes.
It took 13 out of 13 states to change the Articles
The national government could not enforce the law.
The national government could not regulate trade with other countries.

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Congress had the power to collect taxes.

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Why did the Founding Fathers build a weak central government when they created the Articles of Confederation?

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They were afraid of a strong central government that might treat them the way England had.

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How did Americans' experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

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The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do.

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Why did Daniel Shays' rebellion send a wave of fear among wealthy merchants and landowners?

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There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

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A group of individuals or state governments is a ...

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Confederation

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The first constitution or government of the United States was the...

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Article of Confederation

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Money borrowed and not yet paid back is ...

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debt

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To vote approval of is to ...

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