Articles of confederation
Karen pascual
What were the articles of confederation?
The articles were Americans first government.They were designed to be weak because America did not want anymore problems like they had with king George. The states had all the power under this government .
Strengths of the Articles
Governed the nation during the revolutionary,negotiated the treaty of Paris at the end of the war. They passed the land ordinance of 1785. They passed the northwest ordinance
Weaknesses of the articles
Lacked power to enforce laws,lacked power to levy taxes. And lacked power to regulate trade.Required all 13 states to approve changes in the Articles
North west ordinance 1787
Definition:A system to turn Nw territory into states
Importance:we've used this system to add states to our country
Positive:organized way to make states/negative:60,000 to make a state(:
Shay's rebellion
Cause:farmers thrown in jail b/c of taxes
Effect:Daniel shays leads a rebellion against the gov. No court no jail
Positive:they got rid of the articles
Negative:farmers were thrown in jail