AP U.S. History / Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800
3.7 The Articles of Confederation
Notes
The first national government (1781–1789) was weak: no power to tax or regulate trade, no executive, unanimous approval for amendments. Its success: the Northwest Ordinance (1787) set up territories and banned slavery north of the Ohio River. Shays' Rebellion exposed its weakness.
Practice
The Northwest Ordinance:
Major achievement.
Shays' Rebellion convinced many leaders that:
Led to the Convention.
Under the Articles, Congress couldn't:
Requested funds.
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