The Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was written in _____________.

• 1781

• 1777

• 1776

• 1789

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The Articles of Confederation was COMPLETELY signed in _____________.

• 1781

• 1777

• 1776

• 1789

All 13 states signed the Articles of Confederation.

• True

• False

In 1781, the (a)   was adopted by the states as America's​ (b)   constitution.

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• first

• second

Weakness of the Articles of Confederation include: ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• There was only one branch of government

• They could not enforce laws

• They could not collect taxes

• They could not regulate currency

• They could not declare war

• They could not impeach the president

• They could not make laws

One of the major problems with the Articles of Confederation was that they ​ (a)   too much power over the entire country.

• gave the states

• gave the country

• gave the cities

• gave the citizens

On the Venn diagram, place the government power according to its right position under the Articles of Confederation.  Note: Not all answers will be used.

c

d

b

tax

crown a king

declare war

make laws

The Articles of Confederation created the country that we live in today, the United States of America.  This document united the newly created states in a “league of ​ (a)   “.

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• friendship

• enemies

• frenemies

• family

Under the Articles of ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   had lots of power and the ​ (c)   did not.

• Confederation

• states

• national government