Articles of Confederation

According to the __________ ___________, when a territory reached 60,000 people, they could apply to become a state.

• Land Ordinance

• Northwest Ordinance

• Confederation Articles

• Northwest Territory

Who ran the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• President

• Courts

• Congress

• King

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The government was run by Congress and there was NO ______________________.

• President

• Rights

• States

• Freedom

What could Congress do? (mark all that apply)

• print money

• declare war

• tax the states

• raise an army and navy

Congress could not do which of the following?

• impose taxes

• raise an army

• declare war

• create a postal service

What was the name given to the rebellion of farmers who could not pay debts due to the money shortage?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Madison's Rebellion

• The Revolutionary War

• The Northwest Rebellion

Which of the following items was a problem with the Articles of Confederation? (mark all that apply)

• no executive branch to enforce laws

• Congress had no power to force states to do anything

• no taxation to help pay off debts

• Land was sold to settlers under the Land Ordinance

Which of the following items was a problem with the Articles of Confederation? (mark all that apply)

• States didn't follow laws or treaties

• Each state had its own laws so it was difficult to unite the states

• No president to unify the states and defend the young nation

• The Northwest Ordinance set up a system for territories to become states

Which of the following items was a problem with the Articles of Confederation? (mark all that apply)

• George Washington became President

• No national court system and no executive branch, so no law enforcement

• any amendment required all 13 states to approve, nothing could be changed

• There was a call for a convention to fix the Articles of Confederation