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STUDY GUIDE
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Dickenson drafted a proposal in 1776 for a national government, which he called the... | Articles of Confederation. |
| Congress adopted a weak version of the Articles and sent it to the states for... | Ratification in 1777. |
| The Articles were debated on for over a year and in _____, twelve state legislatures agreed to the new government. | 1779 |
| But _________ delayed, refusing to sign until all states claiming lands north of the Ohio River turned these territories over to the United | Maryland |
| Maryland lawmakers wanted to keep ______ and ______ from expanding to such a degree that they would dominate the new nation. | Virginia and New York |
| Beginning in _a_, northwester claims by individual states were _b_, and the Articles became law in _c_ and were in effect until _d_. | a. 1781 b. abandoned c. March 1, 1781 d. March 4, 1789 |
| Achievements of the Articles of Confederation were... | a. The Articles were the 1st drafted proposal for a national government in America. b. The Articles established a form of government in which Americans were citizens of their own states 1st and of the United States 2nd. c. Under the Articles, the nation |
| The Provisions that made the Articles of Confederation so weak were... | A. The Articles created a weak central government. B. There was no national court system or executive branch, but there was a unicameral congress in which each state had one vote. C. Financial, diplomatic and military affairs were managed by congression |