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Articles of Confed.
Articles of Confederation
Question | Answer |
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What group ran the colonies during the war | 2nd Continental Congress |
What was the US's first government called | The Articles of Confederation |
Under the Articles of Confederation the ____________ had most of the power of government | states |
The Articles of Confederation government was intentionally made weak because of the fear of __________ | a strong central government |
To make any US government work at that time required that states give up ______________ | western land claims |
Under the Articles of Confederation each state had __________ in the legislature | one vote |
Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to ____ | tax |
Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to _____ _______ between the states. | regulate trade |
Under the Articles of Confederation the government lacked a ___________ and thus lacked the power to make decisions quickly | President or Chief Executive |
Under the Articles of Confederation the government lacked ___________ and thus couldn't settle problems between states. | Courts |
One important action that the Articles of Confederation government did take was the | Northwest Ordinance |
The main function of the Northwest Ordinance was to set a procedure to ______________. | Admit new states to the country |
Under the Northwest Ordinance new states had to have a ______________. | Bill of Rights |
Under the Northwest Ordinance, no __________ was allowed. | slavery |