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Articles of Confederation
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QUESTION: Because the new United
States needed to be able to gain help in
order to win the Revolution, the Articles of
Confederation allowed the Confederation
Congress to do this!
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QUESTION: Because the new United
States needed to be able to gain help in
order to win the Revolution, the Articles of
Confederation allowed the Confederation
Congress to do this!
ANSWER: Conduct Foreign Affairs
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Articles Can $200
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QUESTION: Since the militias formed
under the Continental Congress would not
be enough to compete with the British, the
Confederation Congress allowed this
under the Articles of Confederation!
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QUESTION: Since the militias formed
under the Continental Congress would not
be enough to compete with the British, the
Confederation Congress allowed this
under the Articles of Confederation!
ANSWER: Creation and maintenance of an
Army!
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QUESTION: Since there was a need
throughout the states for relay of
information, the Confederation Congress
was permitted to have this under the
Articles of Confederation!
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QUESTION: Since there was a need
throughout the states for relay of
information, the Confederation Congress
was permitted to have this under the
Articles of Confederation!
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ANSWER: A post office
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QUESTION: Since the Confederation
Congress would need to have a way to
pay for supplies and soldiers, so the
Confederation Congress was permitted to
do this under the Articles of Confederation!
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QUESTION: Since the Confederation
Congress would need to have a way to
pay for supplies and soldiers, so the
Confederation Congress was permitted to
do this under the Articles of Confederation!
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ANSWER: Create and borrow money!
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QUESTION: Since Native Americans
often sided with the British during the war
and there was a need to convince them to
do otherwise, the Articles of Confederation
allowed the Confederation Congress to do
this!
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QUESTION: Since Native Americans often
sided with the British during the war and
there was a need to convince them to do
otherwise, the Articles of Confederation
allowed the Confederation Congress to do
this!
 ANSWER: Conduct discussion and enter
into agreements with Native Americans.
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QUESTION: Since we were concerned
about being ruled by a king, we made this
rule under the Articles of Confederation,
but it caused this problem.
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QUESTION: Since we were concerned
about being ruled by a king, we made this
rule under the Articles of Confederation,
but it caused this problem.
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ANSWER: No chief executive (or
president) caused them to have no leader
to make quick decisions when needed.
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QUESTION: Because we were concerned
about the prior British policies like the
Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, we did
not allow the Confederation Congress to
do this under the Articles of Confederation,
which caused this problem.
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QUESTION: Because we were concerned
about the prior British policies like the
Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, we did
not allow the Confederation Congress to
do this under the Articles of Confederation,
which caused this problem.
 ANSWER: Couldn’t collect taxes, which
gave the national government no way to
earn money and pay war debts or simply
operate on a daily basis.
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QUESTION: Because we concerned with
one judge making unfair decisions, taking
state power away, the Articles of
Confederation had this policy, but caused
this problem.
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QUESTION: Because we concerned with
one judge making unfair decisions, taking
state power away, the Articles of
Confederation had this policy, but caused
this problem.
 ANSWER: No National Court System
caused major problems when states had
problems with each other over issues such
as boundaries.
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Question: Because we were concerned
about too powerful an Army outside of
wartime, the Confederation Congress
couldn’t do this under the Articles of
Confederation, but it caused this problem.
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Question: Because we were concerned
about too powerful an Army outside of
wartime, the Confederation Congress
couldn’t do this under the Articles of
Confederation, but it caused this problem.
ANSWER: we couldn’t draft soldiers, but
this made our Army weak and threatened
national safety when events like Shays’
Rebellion occurred.
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QUESTION: Because we were frustrated
with the Navigation Acts, the Articles of
Confederation were not permitted to this
under the Articles of Confederation, which
caused this to happen!
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QUESTION: Because we were frustrated
with the Navigation Acts, the Articles of
Confederation were not permitted to this
under the Articles of Confederation, which
caused this to happen!
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ANSWER: Regulation of trade by the
federal government was illegal. Since only
states could regulate, trade taxes or tariffs
were confusing, hurting trade.
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Question: The states, after the
Declaration of Independence, were asked
to go back and create these, otherwise
known as a formal plan of government.
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Question: The states, after the
Declaration of Independence, were asked
to go back and create these, otherwise
known as a formal plan of government.
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ANSWER: A consitution
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Question: Most states, in order to not be
ruled by solely by a king-like figure, split
their power between legislatures and a
___________.
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Question: Most states, in order to not be
ruled solely by a king-like figure, split their
power between legislatures and a
___________.
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ANSWER: governor
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QUESTION: In order to divide power as
much as possible, states created law
making groups that were split into two
houses. These were called __________
_______________.
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QUESTION: In order to divide power as
much as possible, states created law
making groups that were split into two
houses. These were called __________
_______________.
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ANSWER: Bicameral Legislatures
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Question: States (other than a few
exceptions such as New Jersey) only
permitted these kinds of citizens to vote
(which at the time was more democratic
than anywhere else in the world).
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Question: States (other than a few
exceptions such as New Jersey) only
permitted these kinds of citizens to vote
(which at the time was more democratic
than anywhere else in the world).
ANSWER: Only those who were 21 years
old or older, who were white, male and
owned property.
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QUESTION: While all states were
permitted an equal amount of votes in the
Confederation Congress (1 vote each),
some states argued that this was not fair
because of this.
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QUESTION: While all states were
permitted an equal amount of votes in the
Confederation Congress (1 vote each),
some states argued that this was not fair
because of this.
 ANSWER: They had much larger
populations (sometimes 10 times as many
people) that made them feel they
deserved more of a say than others.
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QUESTION: This is the reason why
Daniel Shays’ rebelled.
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QUESTION: This is the reason why Daniel
Shays’ rebelled.
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ANSWER: Shays’ and other soldiers
couldn’t pay taxes on land they bought to
help the war effort and were being thrown
in jail. When their pleas for help fell upon
deaf ears, they took action!
Shays’ Rebellion $200
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QUESTION: Why wasn’t the federal
government able to help during Shays’
Rebellion?
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QUESTION: Why wasn’t the federal
government able to help during Shays’
Rebellion?
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ANSWER: The National Army was not
strong enough or large enough after the
war to assist in the process.
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QUESTION: What was Shays’ plan in his
rebellion?
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QUESTION: What was Shays’ plan in his
rebellion?
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ANSWER: He was planning to attack an
weapons arsenal from three sides, march
to Boston and burn it to the ground!
Shays’ Rebellion $400
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QUESTION: Why was Shays’ Rebellion
put down and who put’s it down?
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QUESTION: Why was Shays’ Rebellion
put down and who put’s it down?
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ANSWERS: A note is intercepted that
shows his plan and Massachusetts Militia
was able to cut off their path to the arsenal
and stop them from gaining the munitions.
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QUESTION: What was the significance
(or impact) of Shays’ Rebellion?
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QUESTION: What was the significance (or
impact) of Shays’ Rebellion?
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ANSWER: It made us question whether
we could control our own citizens and
when our answer to that was no, we
decided we needed to rethink our
government plan or Constitution.
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QUESTION: A republic is when….
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QUESTION: A republic is when….
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ANSWER: citizens rule through elected
officials
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QUESTION: What decision by the Articles
of Confederation split up land in the
Northwest Territory into townships and told
how land would be sold?
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QUESTION: What decision by the Articles
of Confederation split up land in the
Northwest Territory into townships and told
how land would be sold?
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ANSWER: The Land Ordinance of 1785
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QUESTION: What decision by the Articles
of Confederation decided how states
would be formed in the Northwest
Territory?
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QUESTION: What decision by the Articles
of Confederation decided how states
would be formed in the Northwest
Territory?
 ANSWER: The Northwest Ordinance of
1787
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QUESTION: The Northwest Ordinance
said that states created in the Northwest
Territory would have _______________
with the old states and also no
___________.
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QUESTION: The Northwest Ordinance
said that states created in the Northwest
Territory would have _______________
with the old states and also no
___________.
 ANSWER: equal footing; no slavery
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QUESTION: What was the Articles of
Confederation and what were it’s too
biggest successes?
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QUESTION: What was the Articles of
Confederation and what were it’s too
biggest successes?
 ANSWER: The United States first
Constitution and it helped us win the war
and plan the western portion of our nation!
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Final
Jeopardy!
Final Jeopardy Question
 What
are four problems the U.S.
had with the Articles of
Confederation?
Final Jeopardy Question
•What are four problems the U.S.
had with the Articles of
Confederation?
1) Too hard to change laws (all
states needed)
•2) No leader to make quick
decisions
3.) Hard to raise money to pay for
government needs (I.E. war)
•4) States can’t settle disputes with
other states (No national court
system)