Exploring the Articles of Confederation vs. The Constitution

The video discusses the challenges of the Articles of Confederation, highlighting its weak national government structure with only a legislative branch. It explains the powers and limitations of the national government, such as the inability to tax or regulate interstate commerce. The video also covers the issues of state relations and currency, leading to Shay's Rebellion, which exposed the weaknesses of the Articles and prompted calls for a stronger central government. The video concludes with a preview of the debate between Federalists and anti-Federalists.

What was the primary reason the 13 states joined together under the Articles of Confederation?

• To create a unified currency

• To regulate interstate commerce

• To establish a strong national government

• To fight a common enemy

What was the primary goal of the Articles of Confederation?

• To create a strong national government

• To maintain state sovereignty

• To regulate interstate commerce

• To establish a national judiciary

Which branch of government was established under the Articles of Confederation?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• All three branches

What was one of the key powers that the national government lacked under the Articles of Confederation?

• Raising an army

• Making treaties

• Taxing citizens

• Declaring war

How did the national government under the Articles of Confederation raise revenue?

• By asking states for money

• By printing more money

• By selling national assets

• By taxing individual citizens

What was a significant economic issue caused by the Articles of Confederation?

• States could not create their own currency

• The national government could regulate interstate commerce

• The national government could not borrow money

• States could impose tariffs on each other

What event highlighted the weaknesses of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The War of 1812

• Shay's Rebellion

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

What was the main issue revealed by Shay's Rebellion?

• The effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation

• The need for a stronger centralized military power

• The strength of the state governments

• The success of the national currency

What did Shay's Rebellion encourage more people to support?

• The continuation of the Articles of Confederation

• More state sovereignty

• A new constitution

• A weaker central government

What was the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists about?

• How to handle foreign treaties

• The role of the executive branch

• Whether to keep the Articles of Confederation or create a new constitution

• The regulation of interstate commerce