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Articles of the Conf
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the Articles of Confederation? | The Articles of Confederation is our first Constitution or our first government in the U.S. |
| Who wrote the Articles of Confederation? | John Dickinson and the Second Continental Congress wrote the Articles of Confederation. |
| When were the Articles of Confederation ratified? | The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781. |
| Name three strengths of the Articles of Confederation: | 1.Conduct foreign affairs. 2. Maintain the armed forces. 3. Create a postal system. 4. Borrow money/issue currency 5. Declare war/make peace |
| Name three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: | 1. Could not impose taxes on states. 2. Could not regulate trade. 3. Could not enforce state laws. 4. Could not make an army or navy |
| What compromises were reached? | 1. The Great Compromise 2.The ⅗ Compromise. |
| What is the Great Compromise? | Congress has two forms of representation. Senate: we have an equal number of representatives(2). House of Representatives: there’s a number of representatives that is proportional to each state's population. |
| What is the 3/5 Compromise? | Slave states could count ⅗ of slaves toward taxation and votes for representation in the state. |
| How did the colonists fix the problems with the Articles of Confederation? | They wrote the U.S. Constitution |