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Articles of Confederation Questions
-What was the impact of Shays' Rebellion on constitutional government in the United States?
-What is significant about each state having an equal vote in Congress?
-Describe the weaknesses of the Confederation Congress, and explain the significance of those
weaknesses to that time period in American history.
-What role did land play in the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
-Describe the bonds that sustained the "loose confederation" of states. Was this a successful union of
states? Why or why not?
-In what way(s) did Congress attempt to address the issue of slavery under the Articles of
Confederation?
-Pick one of the weaknesses of the Confederation Congress (for example, its inability to regulate
interstate commerce) and explain how that led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
-Explain the way(s) in which the Articles of Confederation established precedents for the U.S.
government.
-How were the values of the American Revolution translated into practice with the Articles of
Confederation?