Question

reading the section
answer the questions on the lines provided.

1. how is the government established by the articles of confederation different from our government today?
2. what do you think was the biggest weakness of the articles of confederation? explain.
3. what caused shayss rebellion?

post - reading quick check
in the space provided, write the vocabulary term that best matches each description.

1. established a plan for selling land that is now part of illinois, indiana, michigan, ohio, minnesota, and wisconsin.
2. attack on massachusetts courthouses by a small band of farmers facing the prospect of losing their land.
3. the nations first constitution.

Explanation:

1. The Articles of Confederation established a weak central government with most power in the hands of the states. It created a Congress with limited authority to conduct foreign affairs, wage war, and make treaties but no power to tax or regulate commerce effectively.
2. One of the biggest weaknesses was the lack of a strong central government with the power to enforce laws and collect taxes. This led to financial difficulties for the national government and an inability to pay off debts from the Revolutionary - War. Also, there was no national executive or judicial branch to ensure consistent implementation and interpretation of laws.
3. Shays' Rebellion was caused by economic hardships faced by farmers in Massachusetts. High taxes, debt, and foreclosures on farms due to the post - war economic depression led farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to rebel against the state government.
4. The Northwest Ordinance established a plan for settling land in the Northwest Territory (which included Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin).
5. Shays' Rebellion is the attack on Massachusetts courthouses by a small band of farmers facing the prospect of losing their land.
6. The Articles of Confederation was the nation's first constitution.

Answer:

1. The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government with a Congress having limited powers, mainly in foreign affairs, war - making, and treaty - making, but lacking power to tax or regulate commerce effectively.
2. Lack of a strong central government with tax - collecting and law - enforcing powers, absence of national executive and judicial branches.
3. Economic hardships like high taxes, debt, and farm foreclosures due to post - war economic depression.
4. Northwest Ordinance
5. Shays' Rebellion
6. Articles of Confederation