One
The type of government created by the Articles
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
What is a democracy
The only branch of government given by the Articles of Confederation
What is legislative?
Daniel Shays
Who is the Massachusetts farmer who owed taxes and started a rebellion?
The number of states needed to ratify the Articles of Confederation
What is 9?
Government ruled by a king
What is a monarchy?
Government in which the people are in charge.
What is a democracy?
Government where a few elite people are in charge.
What is an oligarchy?
A union of countries or states with some or most political power vested in a central authority.
What is a confederation?
A branch of government that makes laws.
What is legislative?
To officially approve
What is ratify?
To end slavery
What is abolition?
What is a delegate?
The law that decided how the new states would be divided up.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
The law that set out how new states would be governed
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
A list of freedoms that the government promises to protect
What is Bill of Rights
Each state received this number of votes
What is one?
Number of states that was needed to ratify the Articles
What is 9?
Number of states' approval needed to amend the Articles
13
Number of states that could print money
13 (all)
The purpose of the Constitutional Convention
To fix the Articles (ended up writing the Constitution)
Strength or Weakness of the Articles:
Could not levy taxes
What is weakness?
Strength or weakness:
Only one branch of government
What is weakness
Strength or weakness:
Weak central government meant no tyranny
What is strength?
Strength or Weakness:
No one to decide disputes among states
What is weakness?
Reason the Continental Dollar was "worthless"
What is not backed by precious metal (gold or silver)