Articles of Confederation
Weaknesses
100

This was America's first form of government

What is the Articles of Confederation

100

The national government had no power to collect this?

What are taxes?

200

Under the Articles, most power belonged to these.

What are the states?

200

This rebellion showed the weakness of the Articles.

What is Shay's Rebellion?

300

The Articles created this type of national legislature

What is a one-house (unicameral) Congress

300

This rebellion showed the weakness of the Articles

What is Shay's Rebellion?

400

Congress could not do this under the Articles 

What is collect taxes?

400

Congress needed approval from this many states to pass laws.

What is 9 out of 13 states
500

How many states had to agree to change the Articles?

What is all 13 states?

500

Because Congress couldn't tax, the country struggled with this.

What is Debt?