AOC
What was the 1st written plan for government in the United States called?
Articles of Confederation
The government did not have the power to collect money from its citizens, also know as what?
Taxes
True or false: Under the rule of the Articles of Confederation, federal government could
Make foreign alliances and treaties, print money, and declare war
True
What city did most of the town meetings happen?
Philadelphia
Which states were included under the northwest ordinance
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Who got the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
States
The government could not create rules to make the country safe, also know as what?
Laws
The Articles established a firm league of ______________ among the states.
Friendship
What year was the AOC made
1787
Which of the 3 branches of government did they actually have under the AOC?
Legislative
Who had limited power under the Articles of Confederation?
Federal Government
True or False: Under the rule of the Articles of Confederation, central government had more power than the states
False, states had more power than the federal government
The Articles helped the US get away from the controlling government structure of this country.
Great Britain
Who was the writer of the AOC
As soon as a territory reached 5,000 free adult males they could
elect their own legislature, or lawmaking body
What is the name of the two forms of government during this time?
Confederal System
Unitary System
Changing the Articles took a _______________ decision.
Unanimous
What was created after the Articles were thrown away?
The Constitution
Who led Shay's Rebellion?
Daniel Shay
As soon as a territory reached 60,000 citizens they could
congress would allow them to apply to become a state
Articles of Confederation was written at which meeting? Which meeting was it thrown out?
2nd Continental Congress
Constitutional Convention
How did Shay's Rebellion prove the weakness?
They did not have military support to help
This law was passed to specified how western lands would be governed
Northwest Ordinance
Name three of the five Weakness of the AOC
No power to tax
No judicial branch to regulate conflict
No executive branch to execute laws
No power to regulate trade
Unanimous vote to change laws
What is this units Essential Question?
How did Shay's Rebellion prove the government was too weak?