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?

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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

• Create a post office

• Collect taxes

• Issue money

• Enforce laws

• Pass laws with a majority vote

• Maintain and army

• Make laws

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