Articles Of Confederation

Question 1

Article I

Answer 1

Name of the confederacy: the United States of America

Question 2

Article II

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Guaranteed the powers of the member states, except where the states expressly delegated powers to Congress.

Question 3

Article III

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Stated the purpose of the confederation: the defense and protection of the liberties and welfare of the states.

Question 4

Article IV

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Stated that, as they travelled from state to state, citizens of the several states were to enjoy the privileges each state accorded to its own citizens and granted freedom of trade and travel between states.

Question 5

Article V

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Specified the processes of selection of delegates to Congress by state legislatures and of voting by states in Congress.

Question 6

Article VI

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Prohibited states from engaging in separate foreign and military policies or using duties to interfere with treaties; recognized that each state would maintain a militia and a naval force.

Question 7

Article VII

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Specified the appointment by state legislatures of all militia officers of or under the rank of colonel.

Question 8

Article VIII

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Specified that national expenses were to be paid by states of Congress, in proportion to the value of the land in each state; states retained sole power to tax citizens.

Question 9

Article IX

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Placed the sole power to make peace and war in Congress; restricted treaty-making power; designated Congress the “last resort” in all disputes between states; spelled out procedures for settling such disputes; gave the power to establish a postal system and to regulate the value of money issued by state and central governments to Congress; made provision for an executive committee of Congress, called a “Committee of the States”, to manage the government; stipulated that most major pieces of legislation would require the affirmative vote of nine states.

Question 10

Article X

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Authorized the Committee of the States to act for Congress when Congress was not in session.

Question 11

Article XI

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Provided a provision for Canada to join the United States.

Question 12

Article XII

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Deemed debts previously incurred by Congress to be obligations of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Question 13

Article XIII

Answer 13

Specified the obligation of each state to abide by the provisions of the Articles of Confederation and all acts of Congress; provided for amendment by consent of the legislatures of every state.