Articles of Confederation
What year was the Articles of the Confederation ratified?
1781
Each state had how many votes in Congress?
1
Congress could not pay back its debts from the Revolutionary War, because they could not do this.
raise and collect taxes
Who was named the first Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Shay's Rebellion is named after who?
Daniel Shays
The Articles of Confederation made which government stronger?
State
True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, States could print their own money?
TRUE
What treaty ended the war between the United States and Great Britain?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many branches of government did the national government have?
1
In what state did Shay's Rebellion take place?
Massachuettes
The Articles of the Confederation is considered to be the 1st _________ of the United States?
Government / Constitution
What is the definition of ratify?
to approve something / to make something official
________________ established territories west of the Appalachian mountains
Northwest Ordinance
Name the only branch of government listed under the Articles of Confederation.
Legislature/Congress
When did Shay's Rebellion occur?
1786
At least how many states had to agree for Congress to pass a law?
9 out of 13
Congress could declare what?
War
Under the Articles of Confederation could not do what to trade?
How many houses made up Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
1
What caused Shay's Rebellion?
Veterans/farmers losing their farms,because they couldn't pay their state tax.
How many states had to approve any amendments (changes) to the Articles of Confederation?
All 13
__________is a union of independent states.
confederation
Two things the national government could establish (create) under the Articles of Confederation.
mail/postal service and army
Name one branch of government that wasn't listed under the Articles of Confederation.
Judical or Excecutive
Shay's Rebellion proved that ____________ was weak under the Articles of Confederation
Federal Government