Introduction Flashcards
What were the two tasks that the continental congress were assigned?
- Support George Washington’s army and help the United States win independence
- Form a government that would run the new nation
During what time did the Continental Congress have two tasks?
The Revolutionary War
As the Continental Congress began moving toward independence in 1776, colonial leaders began thinking about what?
What form the new nation’s government would take.
In what year did the Continental Congress create a plan for the nations as a whole and what was this plan called?
In 1777
Articles of Confederation
What was the government under the Articles of Confederation like?
It was a republic with just one branch of government a one house legislature called Congress.
In this new government there was no what?
Executive(president) and no system of national courts.
Within congress all states
Would be equal and each had a single vote
How many states had to agree before a law could go into effect?
Nine
The framers of the Articles of Confederation kept in mind what?
Their complaints against Britain.
Who passed laws that the colonist considered unfair?
The parliament
The new states did not want to risk what?
Giving too much power to a central government far from the people.
The articles provided for what?
The articles provided for a limited central government.
Under the articles most power remain in the hands of what?
The states.
What were two things that Congress could not do under the articles of Confederation?
Regulate trade or collect taxes.
What did the Congress have to do is they wanted money?
Ask the states.
Could the states still issue their own currency?
Yes.
The central government didn’t even have the ability to set up what?
A court system.
Did congress have some power under the Articles?
Yes
What powers did congress have? List 3
Deal with foreign nations
Deal with Native Americans
Declare war
Make peace
Run postal service
What could both the state and the congress do?
Issue and borrow money
Could the national government enforce the laws it made? If not, who had this power?
No, left up to the states
Name two successes that the USA had because of the articles.
Waged a war for successful independence, negotiated a peace treaty with Britain, and set up rules for settling new territories
During what time did the articles not help America?
1780s
List three powers the congress did not have?
Establish executive branch
Enforce national laws
Enact and collect taxes
Establish federal courts
