5.1 and 5.2 Flashcards
Who wrote the articles of confederation
Second Continental Congress
when were the articles of confederation ratified
it was ratified by all 13 states in 1781
where there a president or chief executive of the states
John Hanson was the president of the Congress. there were no president or executives of the United States
what did the government (Confederation Congress)
have the right to do
settle conflicts among the states
conduct foreign affairs and wage war ( they wouldnt want to)
regulate the army
issue currency and borrow money
what did the government not have the right to do
regulate trade
for citizens to join the army
impose taxes
(congress needed to ask state legislatures to raise money)
what were the articles of Confederation and weaknesses
- National government had little power
- lock the power to enforce laws and levy taxes
- lack the power to regulate trade
what were the articles of confederation strengths
- kept the nation together during revolution
- pass the land ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest ordinance
- negotiated the treaty of Paris
what was the land ordinance of 1785
how the land was to be surveyed and divided up
what was the Northwest ordinance of 1787
how the land and states were to be governed and how territories could be brought into the union as states
how many free males were needed to create a legislature
5000
how many people were needed to live in a territory to become a state
600000
what are the articles known as?
The first attempt at a national Constitution
where there a president or chief executive of the states
John Hanson was the president of the Congress. there were no president or executives of the United States
what did the government (Confederation Congress)
have the right to do
settle conflicts among the states
conduct foreign affairs and wage war ( they wouldnt want to)
regulate the army
issue currency and borrow money
what was Shays rebellion
when farmers were bold and the minute that states stopped selling farms and demanded for more paper money
