Articles of Confederation
What war did the Articles of Confederation lead America through?
The Revolution
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
Lawmaking body
Legislative Branch
Shays'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
Under the Articles of Confederation the national government could borrow and print what?
Freeing a single slave
manumission
In what state did Shays's Rebellion take place?
Massachusettes
The Articles of the Confederation is considered to be the 1st of the United States? (Vocabulary term)
constitution
_________ means to approve something.
ratify
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not force states to do what?
draft soldiers or tax citizens
Two houses
Bicameral
Who stopped Shays's Rebellion?
the state militia
At least how many states had to agree for Congress to pass a law?
9 out of 13
Congress could not draft an ___________
Army
There was no national ________ ________ to settle disputes between states.
Court system
Representative government
republic
What caused Shays's Rebellion?
Veterans/farmers lost their farms because they couldn't pay their state taxes.
How many states had to approve any amendments (changes) to the Articles of Confederation?
All 13
__________is a from of government allowing states to keep a great deal of independence while being loosely unified as a nation.
confederation
The Articles of Confederation lacked a chief ______
Executive
Shrinking economic strength
depression
How many people died and how many people were injured on January 25, 1786?
2 killed and 20 injuried.