1.4 Main Things

Question 1

Results of Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

Established a very weak federal government
Established a unicameral Congress in which each state had 1 vote
No executive or judicial branch
Each state was sovereign

Question 2

Abilities of Congress Using Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

Declare war & make treaties
Raise an army
Coin Money
Borrow money

Question 3

What couldn’t Congress do?

Answer 3

Tax the states or people

Regulate interstate commerce

Question 4

What could States do?

Answer 4

Impose tariffs on other states

Create their own currencies

Refuse to recognize federal treaties

Question 5

What was Shay’s Rebellion?

Answer 5

Protests by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.

Question 6

Why was hard to put down?

Answer 6

Lack of centralized military power led to a slow response to put down the rebellion

Question 7

What did it show and cause?

Answer 7

showed weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation.

Caused more people to support a new Constitution & stronger central government