All about the Articles
Where were the Article of Confederation ratified?
Philadelphia
Why did the Articles of Confederation ultimately fail?
They created a weak central government.
Which Article Created the Name of the 13 colonies, "United States of America"?
Article 1
After the Articles of Confederation were ratified, each state had ___ votes.
1
How many articles are in the Articles of Confederation?
13
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation have an executive branch?
The states didn't want there to be to much of a central power.
Article 13
Declared the Articles of Confederation were forever and could only be changed by the Congress of Confederation and if all the states had agreed.
What effect did the Articles have on the colonies' government?
It made the central government weak, leaving most of the power in the state government.
What group wrote the Articles of Confederation?
Continental Congress
Why did it take 4 years to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
The small states were arguing about land claims.
Article 4.
People can freely travel from state to state, however, if a criminal left the state where they had committed a crime, they would be sent back for trial.
The Congress couldn't collect ________.
Taxes
When were the Articles of Confederation adopted?
November 15, 1777
Why did the all states have the same amount of votes regardless of their size (population wise)?
The smaller states were scared the larger states would dominate.
Which article states only the new central government, had the power to declare war.
Article 9
Congress couldn't ____ laws.
enforce
When were the Articles of Confederation ratified?
March 1, 1781
Why were the Articles of Confederation created?
They were a solution the problem of having no official government. They united the colonies.
Article 6
The new central government is responsible for working with other countries, including trade agreements and declaring war. States were required to have trained soldiers who could be ready to fight.
What replaced The Articles of Confederation?
The current U.S. Constitution.