Articles of Confederation: America's first government
when was the annapolis convention?
1786
Where do they plan to meet after the failure of the annapolis convention?
Philadelphia in 1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
divides land into territories and set requirements for admission of new states.
What did each state do under the Articles of Confederation?
send representatives to congress, which helped plan and direct war.
How many votes did each state get?
1 per state regardless of population size.
how many people show to the annapolis convention?
12 reps from 5 states
Why couldn't congress tax the colonies?
Each state levied its own taxes, because of this congress couldn't pay off national debt
Ordinance
Law
What was called to discuss changes?
a convention in Annapolis Maryland
What was Shay's Rebellion
a rebellion that convinced many people that the articles needed serious revision.
What were some rules set by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
a three step process, new states would be equal to old states.
What kind of government was this?
a unicarmeral government,
What were the Articles of Confederation about?
an agreement by the states to work together
What is a confederation?
an alliance of independent states
What were problems with the articles?
congress could not tax the colonies
What was the only problem with congress?
congress had no power over any state?
what was bad about the original way the colonies ruled themselves?
each state had its own government, fights, money, and they acted independent from each other
besides the northwest ordinance, what was another success?
federalism
What was the government gridlock
for a law to pass, 9 of 13 states had to agree, very few laws were passed
Why was the 1st constitutional convention called?
need unifying document for ALL STATES 1777
Who gets what land?
solved by the land ordinance of 1785 which surveyed land.
Can national government share power with states?
solved with the articles of confederation
What was the only big success under the Articles of Confederation?
the Northwest Ordinance
What was an effect of Shay's Rebellion
the writing of the constitution
Why couldn't congress fix trade problems between state?
they weren't allowed to regulate it
what were some reasons for a desire for cahnge?
to gcreate a government that can do something, fix many problems facing the states, and people aren't smart enough to govern themselves.
Why was this government weak?
very weak central government, no judiciary, no executive, and only one legislature with little power