Articles of Confederation

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What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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the central/national government was too weak

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A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .

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only a legislative branch

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Another major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the states or citizens.

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tax

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For any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.

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9 of the

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Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws?

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Executive

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What system of government did the country have under the Articles of Confederation?

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Confederacy

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Shays' Rebellion was evidence that...

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All of the above

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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Another word for "national government" under the Articles was

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Congress

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Under the Articles, all 13 states could: declare war, appoint military officers, coin money, elect a president for the nation.

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coin money