Unit 5: Articles of Confederation
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- Q1First constitution of US - created a WEAK national government and gave sovereignty to the state governmentsArticles of Confederation60s
- Q2Supreme power or authoritysovereignty30s
- Q3Official approvalratification30s
- Q4Won the Revolution; negotiated the Treaty of Paris; passed the Northwest OrdinanceStrengths of the Articles of Confederation government30s
- Q5National government too weak; war debt but no power to tax; fighting among the states; one branch (no executive to enforce laws or judicial to judge laws/law breakers or settle disputes between states); no respect from foreign nationsWeaknesses of the Articles of Confederation government30s
- Q6Government created by the Articles of Confederation; one house legislature with one voter per stateConfederation Congress30s
- Q7Trade between states; Confederation Congress did not have authority to control this which led to fighting among the statesinterstate commerce30s
- Q8Uprising of farmers in Massachusetts who were angry about high state taxes; made many in nation realize a stronger national government was needed to assist states in times of crisisShays' Rebellion30s
- Q9Had sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation; could coin & print own money, have own army, regulate own trade with other states and foreign nations; refuse to send tax money and/or troops to national governmentstate governments30s
- Q10A region of the US organized by the Land Ordinance of 1785; boundaries were the Great Lakes (N), Appalachian Mountains (E), Ohio River (S) and Mississippi Rivers (W)Northwest Territory30s
- Q11Defined process for territories to become states (population reached 60,000), banned slavery in the Northwest TerritoryNorthwest Ordinance of 178730s
- Q12Required states to give up their western land claims to the federal government; federal government could then sell the land to help pay war debtLand Ordinance of 178530s
- Q13Make laws; declare war, make treaties; print and coin money; establish post offices (war, treaties, money, mail)Powers of the Confederation Congress30s
- Q14A system in which power is divided between the national and state governmentsFederalism30s
- Q15Another name for national or central governmentfederal30s