Unit 2: Articles of Confederation to the War of 1812

Question 1

The first set of laws that America operated under from 1777-1789

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation

Question 2

What provided the model for the Articles of Confederation government?

Answer 2

The Continental Congress

Question 3

Is a loose alliance of the states

Answer 3

A confederation

Question 4

What was the goals for the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 4

• To protect the rights they had fought for during the Revolutionary War
• Weak Central Government (authority rested in the states, not in the central government)

Question 5

The American Revolution was fought to preserve the rights of what?

Answer 5

Their colonial assemblies

Question 6

What did the states believed rested in their state governments?

Answer 6

Sovereignty

Question 7

The Confederation government was effective in negotiating what to end the Revolutionary War?

Answer 7

The Treaty of Paris

Question 8

Were laws that established a method for distribution of the national domain

Answer 8

The Northwest Ordinance

Question 9

What set the precedent for the creation of new states?

Answer 9

The Northwest Ordinance

Question 10

What was declared illegal in the Northwest Territory?

Answer 10

Slavery

Question 11

What is a failure of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 11

Confederation gov. was too weak to meet the growing needs of the new nation

Question 12

This event caused Americans to reflect about wanting to have a stronger national government

Answer 12

Shays’s Rebellion

Question 13

Military Problem:
The national gov. could not tax the states so that meant the national gov. could not raise an army.

Answer 13

Weakness under the Articles of Confederation

Question 14

How did the Constitution fix the military problem under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 14

Gave power to the national gov. to levy taxes so they could maintain the army to “maintain domestic tranquility.” (an army)

Question 15

What was a state conflict under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 15

• The Confederation government could not resolve conflicts between the states over interstate trade, currency, or boundaries
• There was not a Judicial branch (courts) to resolve these issues

Question 16

How did the Constitution fix the state conflicts?

Answer 16

• Gave the national gov. the exclusive power to control interstate trade and currency
• A judicial branch was established with the rights to resolve disputes between the states

Question 17

What were Diplomatic Problems under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 17

• Enforcing the Treaty of Paris
• International Commerce
• States were attempting to negotiate with foreign powers separately

Question 18

How did the Constitution fix the Diplomatic Problems?

Answer 18

The national gov. was given the exclusive right to make treaties with foregin powers thus enhancing their ability to protect the United States’ interests diplomatically

Question 19

Was there constitutional compromise under Diplomatic Problems?

Answer 19

Yes, the federal government would not attempt to limit the international slave trade for at least 20 yrs.

Question 20

What was made illegal in 1808?

Answer 20

The importation of slaves

Question 21

What were the Control of States weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 21

States refused to acknowledge the authority and power of the central government

Question 22

How did the Constitution fix the Control of States?

Answer 22

They set up a federal system (federalism) in which the power government was shared between the states and the national gov.

Question 23

What was a problem with the Amendments under AoC?

Answer 23

Only could be amended if ALL of states agreed

Question 24

How did the Constitution fix the Amendments issue?

Answer 24

By including a provision for amendment by 3/4 of the states.

Question 25

What problem did the AoC have with Separation of Powers?

Answer 25

There was no executive branch of gov. to carry out the will of the national congress or a judiciary to resolve disputes

Question 26

How did the Constitution solve the issue of Separation of Powers?

Answer 26

The Framers of the Constitution established three branches of government, legislative, executive and judicial, each with its own powers.

Question 27

What was developed due to the fear that the executive might become too strong?

Answer 27

A system of checks and balances

Question 28

Limited the power of each of the branches was added

Answer 28

Checks and balances

Question 29

What problem was with Representation under AoC?

Answer 29

One house where a state delegation had one vote

Question 30

How did the Constitution fix the issue of Representation?

Answer 30

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• The Great Compromise

Question 31

Large states wanted to be represented based on population

Answer 31

Virginia Plan

Question 32

Small states wanted to preserve their power and continue to have one vote per state

Answer 32

New Jersey Plan

Question 33

Was a bicameral legislature
- Senate: each state has two votes
- House of Rep.: based on pop.

Answer 33

The Great Compromise

Question 34

What is the issue with the Constitutional Compromise?

Answer 34

Southern states wanted to count slaves while the northern states didn’t want to give the southern states a political advantage.

Question 35

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

Answer 35

Slaves were to count as 3/5 of a person for the purposes of both representation and taxation.

Question 36

What problem did AoC have with Authority to Rule?

Answer 36

The common man had very little say in the government

Question 37

What was the the Constitution’s solution to Authority to Rule?

Answer 37

• Philadelphia convention declared that the authority to govern was granted by “We, the people”
• Framers believed in “no taxation without representation” so they gave the House of Rep. the right to create taxes

Question 38

Directly elected by the voters of their states and now the common man had a say

Answer 38

House of Representatives

Question 39

Meant to buffer the impact of the popular will on the election of the president

Answer 39

Electoral college