1.7- The Articles of Confederation

Question 1

the first constitution of the U.S.; adopted by the Continental Congress.

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation (1777-1789)

Question 2

a system of gov.’t where power is located with the indep. states and there is little power in the central gov.’t.

Answer 2

Confederation/Confederal System

Question 3

an official doc. to spell out the rules and structure of a gov.’t.

Answer 3

Constitution

Question 4

a meeting in Philadelphia where delegates decided to throw out the A.O.C. and draft the Constitution.

Answer 4

Constitutional Convention (1787)

Question 5

something owed; as money.

Answer 5

Debt

Question 6

when 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War.

Answer 6

Shays’ Rebellion (1787)

Question 7

established a process for helping the territories crate their own gov.’ts and eventually be added as states.

Answer 7

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 8

official orders.

Answer 8

Ordinances

Question 9

having a single law making body, such as Congress.

Answer 9

Unicameral Legislature