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AMERICAN HISTORY Articles of Confederation Jeopardy!

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Articles Can $100 • QUESTION: Because the new United States needed to be able to gain help in order to win the Revolution, the Articles of Confederation allowed the Confederation Congress to do this!

Articles Can $100 • QUESTION: Because the new United States needed to be able to gain help in order to win the Revolution, the Articles of Confederation allowed the Confederation Congress to do this! ANSWER: Conduct Foreign Affairs

Articles Can $200 • QUESTION: Since the militias formed under the Continental Congress would not be enough to compete with the British, the Confederation Congress allowed this under the Articles of Confederation!

Articles Can $200 • QUESTION: Since the militias formed under the Continental Congress would not be enough to compete with the British, the Confederation Congress allowed this under the Articles of Confederation! ANSWER: Creation and maintenance of an Army!

Articles Can $300 • QUESTION: Since there was a need throughout the states for relay of information, the Confederation Congress was permitted to have this under the Articles of Confederation!

Articles Can $300 • QUESTION: Since there was a need throughout the states for relay of information, the Confederation Congress was permitted to have this under the Articles of Confederation! • ANSWER: A post office

Articles Can $400 • QUESTION: Since the Confederation Congress would need to have a way to pay for supplies and soldiers, so the Confederation Congress was permitted to do this under the Articles of Confederation!

Articles Can $400 • QUESTION: Since the Confederation Congress would need to have a way to pay for supplies and soldiers, so the Confederation Congress was permitted to do this under the Articles of Confederation! • ANSWER: Create and borrow money!

Articles Can $500 • QUESTION: Since Native Americans often sided with the British during the war and there was a need to convince them to do otherwise, the Articles of Confederation allowed the Confederation Congress to do this!

Articles Can $500 • QUESTION: Since Native Americans often sided with the British during the war and there was a need to convince them to do otherwise, the Articles of Confederation allowed the Confederation Congress to do this! • ANSWER: Conduct discussion and enter into agreements with Native Americans.

Articles Can’t $100 • QUESTION: Since we were concerned about being ruled by a king, we made this rule under the Articles of Confederation, but it caused this problem.

Articles Can’t $100 • QUESTION: Since we were concerned about being ruled by a king, we made this rule under the Articles of Confederation, but it caused this problem. • ANSWER: No chief executive (or president) caused them to have no leader to make quick decisions when needed.

Articles Can’t $200 • QUESTION: Because we were concerned about the prior British policies like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, we did not allow the Confederation Congress to do this under the Articles of Confederation, which caused this problem.

Articles Can’t $200 • QUESTION: Because we were concerned about the prior British policies like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, we did not allow the Confederation Congress to do this under the Articles of Confederation, which caused this problem. • ANSWER: Couldn’t collect taxes, which gave the national government no way to earn money and pay war debts or simply operate on a daily basis.

Articles Can’t $300 • QUESTION: Because we concerned with one judge making unfair decisions, taking state power away, the Articles of Confederation had this policy, but caused this problem.

Articles Can’t $300 • QUESTION: Because we concerned with one judge making unfair decisions, taking state power away, the Articles of Confederation had this policy, but caused this problem. • ANSWER: No National Court System caused major problems when states had problems with each other over issues such as boundaries.

Articles Can’t $800 • Question: Because we were concerned about too powerful an Army outside of wartime, the Confederation Congress couldn’t do this under the Articles of Confederation, but it caused this problem.

Articles Can’t $800 • Question: Because we were concerned about too powerful an Army outside of wartime, the Confederation Congress couldn’t do this under the Articles of Confederation, but it caused this problem. ANSWER: we couldn’t draft soldiers, but this made our Army weak and threatened national safety when events like Shays’ Rebellion occurred.

Articles Can’t $500 • QUESTION: Because we were frustrated with the Navigation Acts, the Articles of Confederation were not permitted to this under the Articles of Confederation, which caused this to happen!

Articles Can’t $500 • QUESTION: Because we were frustrated with the Navigation Acts, the Articles of Confederation were not permitted to this under the Articles of Confederation, which caused this to happen! • ANSWER: Regulation of trade by the federal government was illegal. Since only states could regulate, trade taxes or tariffs were confusing, hurting trade.

States Can $100 • Question: The states, after the Declaration of Independence, were asked to go back and create these, otherwise known as a formal plan of government.

States Can $100 • Question: The states, after the Declaration of Independence, were asked to go back and create these, otherwise known as a formal plan of government. • ANSWER: A consitution

States Can $200 • Question: Most states, in order to not be ruled by solely by a king-like figure, split their power between legislatures and a ___________.

States Can $200 • Question: Most states, in order to not be ruled solely by a king-like figure, split their power between legislatures and a ___________. • ANSWER: governor

States Can $300 • QUESTION: In order to divide power as much as possible, states created law making groups that were split into two houses. These were called __________ _______________.

States Can $300 • QUESTION: In order to divide power as much as possible, states created law making groups that were split into two houses. These were called __________ _______________. • ANSWER: Bicameral Legislatures

States Can $400 • Question: States (other than a few exceptions such as New Jersey) only permitted these kinds of citizens to vote (which at the time was more democratic than anywhere else in the world).

States Can $400 • Question: States (other than a few exceptions such as New Jersey) only permitted these kinds of citizens to vote (which at the time was more democratic than anywhere else in the world). ANSWER: Only those who were 21 years old or older, who were white, male and owned property.

States Can $500 • QUESTION: While all states were permitted an equal amount of votes in the Confederation Congress (1 vote each), some states argued that this was not fair because of this.

States Can $500 • QUESTION: While all states were permitted an equal amount of votes in the Confederation Congress (1 vote each), some states argued that this was not fair because of this. • ANSWER: They had much larger populations (sometimes 10 times as many people) that made them feel they deserved more of a say than others.

Shays’s Rebellion $100 • QUESTION: This is the reason why Daniel Shays’ rebelled.

Shays’ Rebellion $100 • QUESTION: This is the reason why Daniel Shays’ rebelled. • ANSWER: Shays’ and other soldiers couldn’t pay taxes on land they bought to help the war effort and were being thrown in jail. When their pleas for help fell upon deaf ears, they took action!

Shays’ Rebellion $200 • QUESTION: Why wasn’t the federal government able to help during Shays’ Rebellion?

Shays’ Rebellion $200 • QUESTION: Why wasn’t the federal government able to help during Shays’ Rebellion? • ANSWER: The National Army was not strong enough or large enough after the war to assist in the process.

Shays’ Rebellion $300 • QUESTION: What was Shays’ plan in his rebellion?

Shays’ Rebellion $300 • QUESTION: What was Shays’ plan in his rebellion? • ANSWER: He was planning to attack an weapons arsenal from three sides, march to Boston and burn it to the ground!

Shays’ Rebellion $400 • QUESTION: Why was Shays’ Rebellion put down and who put’s it down?

Shays’ Rebellion $400 • QUESTION: Why was Shays’ Rebellion put down and who put’s it down? • ANSWERS: A note is intercepted that shows his plan and Massachusetts Militia was able to cut off their path to the arsenal and stop them from gaining the munitions.

Shays’ Rebellion $500 • QUESTION: What was the significance (or impact) of Shays’ Rebellion?

Shays’ Rebellion $500 • QUESTION: What was the significance (or impact) of Shays’ Rebellion? • ANSWER: It made us question whether we could control our own citizens and when our answer to that was no, we decided we needed to rethink our government plan or Constitution.

Mystery $100 • QUESTION: A republic is when….

Mystery $100 • QUESTION: A republic is when…. • ANSWER: citizens rule through elected officials

Mystery $400 • QUESTION: What decision by the Articles of Confederation split up land in the Northwest Territory into townships and told how land would be sold?

Mystery $400 • QUESTION: What decision by the Articles of Confederation split up land in the Northwest Territory into townships and told how land would be sold? • ANSWER: The Land Ordinance of 1785

Mystery $300 • QUESTION: What decision by the Articles of Confederation decided how states would be formed in the Northwest Territory?

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