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How manya branches were there in the Articles of Confederation, and what was it?
The only branch was Congress. Executive and Judicial branches were not present in this set up of goverment. The reason why there was only one was because they feared a strong centralized power.
United States was able to beat the Britishers in the Revolutionary War because of ___.
The Articels of Confederation.
Was the Central Goverment Strong or weak?
The articles made the goverment very weak as it did not have much power to put laws or change anything.
This is the amount of votes each state had
One vote is the amount that each state could have under the Articles.
What year did the war officially end? And where?
Yorktown in the year 1781.
Why didn't Articles encourage having an executive branch?
Since they feared having a Tyrant who had too much control over them (they tried to recover from being ruled by the British) -they wanted to having less power and a centralized goverment. Unfortuantly, this caused chaos since there were no proper rules.
How many states were required to agree to a law in order for the law to be passed?
The total amount was 9 out of the 13 states for the law to be passed.
When this treaty was signed, the Revolutionary War officially ended.
Treaty of Paris
Why couldn't United States pay off their debts from the war?
With a weak goverment, they couldn't collect taxes which is why they were unable to get enough money to pay off their debts.
All thirteen states had to agree, which made it very difficult since all the states had seperate and different opinions or thoughts.
How did the Articles help the United States win the Revolutionary War?
They were abe to Unite which helped them win the war since they were also coordinated better.
What stopped the states to amend laws and why was that bad?
They needed every state to agree. Even with 12/13 states that agreed to amend the laws, they were unable to do it. This was bad because it meant that colonists had to keep suffering with the laws that they needed changed.