Social Studies American History Test 1124

The ______ ___________ ________ was the government of the United States from 1775 to 1781, and the constitution it adopted was called the articles of confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government had no direct authority over citizens of the ______

The chief agency of government under the Articles was the _______

The most serious defect of the Articles was that _________ required unanimous state approval

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was written by Thomas Jefferson and stated that the revenue for the sale of land in the _________ be used to pay off the national debt

The _________ _________ formed the basis of America's colonial policy

Alexander Hamilton advocated a highly centralized, ____________ government

James Madison is known as the "Father of the ____________"

The three branches of the new government would be the executive, legislative, and ________

The large states supported the ________ ___________ as a basis for national government