Articles of Confederation

Question 1

Articles of Confederation (1781)

Answer 1

• “League of Friendship” among states
• 13 states would join together to deal with common issues
• Jefferson
• confederation of confusion

Question 2

federal government

Answer 2

• no executive branch (no king)
• congress - each state had a single vote
• congress - no power to regulate commerce (business)
• congress - no power to enforce tax code on states
• congress - treaties with other nations allowed
• congress - set up a postal system for the nation

Question 3

state governments

Answer 3

• all 13 states could run their area as they saw fit
• more powerful than the federal government
• as a result, 13 different “United States” formed

Question 4

first step

Answer 4

• Thomas Jefferson hailed the new government - difference between “Heaven and Hell” (US and European monarchies)

Question 5

remember this…

Answer 5

in took a unanimous vote to Congress to change the Articles of Confederation. Thus it was near impossible to change. This is the main reason why the Articles will be ditched later in favor of a brand new Constitution

Question 6

Jefferson saw the articles as ________ new government

Answer 6

first step

Question 7

which war led to the articles of confederation

Answer 7

revolutionary war

Question 8

the aoc gave the ________ as to what the country should look like

Answer 8

framework