Independence to Constitution

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Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote.

1

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

1

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.

13

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed.

9

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

A strong national government

Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation?

Any changes need the approval of all 13 states

What weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to the government not having any money to pay their debts?

Congress was not allowed to collect taxes

What had a lower population qualification in the new territories?

Creation of a legislative assembly

Slavery was outlawed in half of the NW Territory to keep the split even between North and South?

False

What was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

Levy Taxes

What person could be said to be the father of the AoC?

John Dickinson

The strong feature of the Articles of Confederation that created a method for territories to become states?

Northwest Ordinance

What event lead to a decision by the colonies to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?

Shay's Rebellion

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

The States

Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of?

The U.S. Constitution

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

The inability of Congress to tax.

"Republican motherhood" was the idea that?

Women had to fulfill the important role of training children to be good citizens, a necessity in a participatory democracy

According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, Section 16 of each township was dedicated to ____________________.

public schools


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