Accomplishments of the AOC
The AOC established this service, which allowed messages to travel from one place to another.
The Postal Service
Because the founders were afraid of a strong, central government, under the AOC there was no provision for a what?
President or Executive
Shays' Rebellion took place in which state?
Massachusetts
The Articles of Confederation were consider a "firm league of _______________"
"friendship"
According to the Treaty of Paris 1783, Florida was returned to which country?
Spain
The government under the AOC successfully guided the country through which 8 year war?
The Revolutionary War or War for American Independence
The national government did not have the power to raise revenue by creating what?
Taxes
Who was the philosopher who suggested that if the government failed to protect natural rights than the people are justified in rebelling and changing the govt.
John Locke
Which government refused to leave established forts in America?
Great Britain
Because the states were sovereign, they printed their own what?
Paper currency
The AOC paved the way for what document that would establish the US government?
Constitution
What was the attempt to close down courts to prevent the foreclosure of farms after the Revolutionary War?
Shay's Rebellion
The Northwest Territory was bounded by which bodies of water from the Atlantic Coast to the _________ River.
Mississippi
When was the "Critical Period" for the US government? From what year to what year?
1781 - 1789
What were the two freedoms in the new territories? *Hint- Influenced by Rousseau
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
What treaty was negotiated with the British following the Revolutionary War, recognizing the colonies as "free, sovereign, and independent States?"
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states were needed to approve a new law?
Nine - 9
The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided the Northwest Territory into sections called what?
Townships
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibit in the new territories?
Slavery
If you wanted to create your own state under the laws established by the AOC, how many free men did you need?
60,000
What law provided for education and the fair treatment of Native Americans in the Northwest Territory?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was allowed how many votes, regardless of population?
One
Who drafted the Articles of Confederation in 1777?
John Dickson
The Articles of Confederation were ratified by all states in what year?
1781
Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington where and in what year?
Yorktown, Virginia - 1781