Articles of Confederation overview

Which came first... the first American government or the fight for American independence?

• first American government

• fight for American independence

What was the first government of the United States called?

For the Articles of Confederation to become the law, how many states would have to approve it first?

• more than half of them (7/13)

• 9/13

• all 13

Why were the states hesitant to have a strong central government?

• they wanted to rejoin the British empire

• they preferred no government at all

• they thought it would be too expensive

• they feared losing power and freedom like they did under Britain

The Articles of Confederation only has one branch of government. Which was it?

• Legislative (Congress)

• Executive (President)

• Judicial (Courts)

How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation?

• 1 vote

• 2 votes

• It depended on their population. Bigger states had more votes.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Congress HAD these powers

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(b) Congress did NOT have these powers.

• Make changes to laws with 9/13 states

• Maintain and army

• Enforce laws

• Issue money

• Make laws

• Create a post office

• Collect taxes

• Pass laws with a majority vote

The ​ (a)   had the power to tax citizens.

• states
• national government
• British

What was the rebellion led by Daniel Shays about?

• farmers being unfairly taxed and losing their farms

• laws were not enforced so farmers were being robbed

• farmers were forced to join the military

Shays's Rebellion showed that the government was too​ (a)  

• weak.
• strong