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Describe how people viewed states once the war with Great Britain had started
Each state was like a separate nation. They had their own Constitutions and governments. To the people, their state was their nation.
What did the founders believe?
A national government was needed to unify the states and conduct the war with Great Britain.
When did Congress approve the Articles of Confederation?
1777
When did final approval from the states occur?
1778
What was the first problem the founders faced?
The people’s fear of a strong national government
What was the second problem they faced?
That some states would have more power in the national government than other states
How did the founders handle the fear of a strong national government?
By creating a weak national government with little power over the states
How did they handle the fear/problem of equal representation for small states?
they gave each state only 1 vote
What did the national government achieve under the Articles of the Confederation?
Waged war against Great Britain
Negotiated a peace treaty with Great Britain to end the American Revolution
It got each state to agree to recognize the laws of the other states
It passed the Northwest Ordinance
What problems did the country experience under the Articles of the Confederation?
Congress did not have any money and did not have the power to raise money (tax the citizens)
Congress had no power over the state governments or their citizens
Congress could not make the states live up to trade agreements with other nations
Congress had no power to regulate trade between the states
Citizens thought that their property rights were threatened