State Governments
This was the reason states had to create new governments in 1776.
Breaking away from the British
Americans agreed the new nation should be this type of government ruled by elected representatives
Republic
Name one power Congress did have under the Articles.
conducting foreign affairs / maintaining armed forces / borrowing money / issuing currency
Under the Articles, there was no national leader because this position did not exist.
Chief Executive
These areas caused conflict because several states claimed them
Western Lands
Most states created this type of legislature to divide government power.
Bi-Cameral legislature
At first, Americans wanted this kind of central government—weak or strong?
Weak
Congress could maintain these protective organizations
Armed Forces
Congress carried out its work using these small groups
Committees
This state refused to approve the Articles until land claims were settled
Maryland
Americans limited the power of this position because they feared strong rulers
Central Government
This group appointed a committee in 1776 to create a plan for a national government.
Second Continental Congress
Congress could not do this to raise money and had to ask states instead
Impose taxes
All states needed to agree in order to make any of these to the Articles
Amendments(changes)
These two powerful states had major land claims in the West.
New York and Virginia
These two states used their colonial charters as constitutions
Connecticut and Rhode Island
The Articles of Confederation were officially adopted in this year.
1777
Congress lacked this economic power that involves buying and selling goods
Regulate trade
Larger states disliked that each state had only this many votes
One
Maryland agreed to sign once other states did this with their western claims.
Give them up
This branch became the most powerful in many states because governors’ powers were limited.
Legislature
On March 1, 1781, the United States formally became a government under this document
Articles of Confederation
Because Congress could not force citizens to join this group, states often had to provide their own troops
Army
Because Congress couldn’t force states to give money or troops, it could only do this.
Ask the states
By the 1780s, this many original states claimed land in the West
7