Articles of Confederation
This is the name for the first plan of government for the United States.
Articles of Confederation
Land in the Northwest Territory was divided into this
Townships
Shays' Rebellion exposed many problems with the Articles of Confederation. One problem was that the federal government could not collect ___________ to pay ______________________.
Taxes
Revolutionary War Soldiers
This happens when money is worth less, making goods cost more
Inflation
A type of government where states join together for common causes is called what?
A confederation
One section in each township of the Northwest Territory was set aside for a ___________ to provide ______________
School
Free, public education
A problem with the Articles of Confederation is that the federal government could not do this when the Massachusetts farmers revolted.
Send in an army
This is created by low economic activity, inflation, & high unemployment.
Depression
Name 3 features of the Articles of Confederation that created problems for the federal government.
- Could not tax no army needed 9 out of 13 votes to pass laws
- No judicial branch to solve problems between states No leader
- Amendments needed approval by all 13 states
- No power to collect state debts
The reason the United States had no executive branch under the Articles of Confederation
A leader having too much power, as King George III did
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned this in the Northwest Territory;it was the first time the federal government got involved in this issue.
Slavery
Shays' Rebellion made the country realize that we needed this.
A revised or new Constitution
A stronger federal government
Congress could not regulate this under the Articles of Confederation
Trade between states
This event convinced people that the Articles of Confederation were not working.
Shays' Rebellion
The U.S. set up this type of government during the Revolutionary War.
A republic
The Northwest Ordinance provided a bill of rights for people living in the Northwest Territory. Name 3 of these rights.
- Freedom of religion
- Habeas corpus
- Trial by jury
- Bail
- No cruel or unusual punishment or fines
- Property cannot be taken away without court involvement
What founding father supported Shays, saying he had the right to rebel?
Thomas Jefferson
Without an army, the United States could not force Britain to do this after the Revolutionary War.
Leave its forts in the U.S.
A key question asked when setting up our government was whether this type of people should participate in government
Ordinary White Men
Name the 5 states created from the Northwest Territory.
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
What founding father thought the federal government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation & needed to be changed? Hint: he thought the U.S. not being able to put down the rebellion made us look ridiculous to the rest of the world.
George Washington
Name 2 trade problems the United States had with Britain or Spain after the Revolutionary War.
- Britain closed its ports in the West Indies so U.S. ships couldn't trade or stop there
- Britain put tariffs on American products, making it hard for farmers to export goods
- Spain closed the lower Mississippi River so the U.S. couldn't use it to ship goods.