AoC and CC

Question 1

Weakness’s of the Articles

Answer 1

1. Couldn’t tax
2. little authority over states
3. hard to amend

Question 2

Pennsylvania Constitution

Answer 2

1776; considered very democratic; over printing money led to inflation, poverty, and Shay’s Rebellion

Question 3

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 3

A violent mob in the Massachusetts countryside caused by debt from the Revolutionary War

Question 4

Constitutional Convention

Answer 4

A meeting of delegates from all states (but Rhode Island); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; May 25 to September 17, 1787

Question 5

Virginia Plan

Answer 5

James Madison and Edmund Randolph; May 29, 1787; strong central government with three branches; bicameral legislature; proportional representation based on population

Question 5

Connecticut Compromise

Answer 5

William Paterson; June 15, 1787; unicameral legislature; equal votes

Question 5

Slavery compromise

Answer 5

August 25, 1787; Congress couldn’t ban the slave trade until 1808 - Congress could tax slaves as property - President has authority over foreign policy and has extensive pardon power

Question 6

Massachusetts Compromise

Answer 6

Feb 6 1788; 187 y to 168 n; Ratify the constitution if the convention agreed to recommend amendments following the ratification

Question 7

Article 1

Answer 7

The name of the combined 13 states is The United States of America

Question 8

Article 2

Answer 8

State gov have their own powers not listed in the Articles of Confederation.

Question 9

Article 3

Answer 9

The combined states were responsible for helping protect each other from attacks.

Question 10

Article 4

Answer 10

People can travel freely from state to state, except criminals, who would be sent back for trial.

Question 11

Article 5

Answer 11

Creates the Congress of the Confederation; Each state gets one vote in the congress and sends 2 - 7 people to congress.

Question 11

Article 6

Answer 11

The new central gov is responsible for working with other countries, like trade and war; States were required to have trained soldiers who could fight

Question 12

Article 7

Answer 12

States choose their own military leaders.

Question 13

Article 8

Answer 13

Each state government had to raise money to give to the central government

Question 13

Article 9

Answer 13

Only the new central government had the power to declare war or make peace with foreign countries; The central government is responsible for assigning Ambassadors to represent the United States

Question 14

Article 11

Answer 14

Canada could join the new nation if it wanted.

Question 14

Article 10

Answer 14

Committee of States; could act for the Congress of Confederation when the Congress was not working.

Question 15

Article 12

Answer 15

The new nation agreed to pay for earlier war debts.

Question 16

Article 13

Answer 16

Declared that the Articles of Confederation were forever and could only be changed by the Congress of Confederation and if all the states agreed

Question 17

Strengths of the Articles

Answer 17

1. Power over foreign policy to end the revolution
2. Power to settle the western lands
3. Power to declare war
4. Power to manage native american affairs
5. States rights
6. Confederation of states with equal voice in congress