Articles of Confederation

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What were the Articles of Confederation?

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The first system of government after the Revolution.

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The states retained the most of the power of government under..

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The Articles of Confederation

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The problem with having no court system under the Articles of Confederation was that...

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disputes between states or citizens of different states could not be settled fairly

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The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...

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a strong government

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The country under the Articles of Confederation could not defend itself because it could not

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create a national Army

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The central government under the Articles of Confederation had to __________ states to pay taxes

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One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

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The inability of Congress to tax.

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The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

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weak

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

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one

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In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree.

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13