Articles of Confederation Study Guide
Vocabulary to know
amendment
Articles of Confederation
bicameral
bill of rights
compromise
constitution
depression
federal
Northwest Ordinance
ordinance
Ordinance of 1785
ratify
sovereignty
unicameral
1. Did the first national constitution give more power to the states or the central government?
2. Why didn’t the states want a strong central government?
3. List the 3 branches of the government and what their primary jobs are (think about the JEL
Chart).
4. What powers were given to the central government by the Articles of Confederation.
5. Which state opposed ratifying the Articles of Confederation. Why did that state oppose
ratification?
6. How would you describe the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
7. Which man led angry farmers in a protest against over taxation and imprisoning debtors?
8. What did the Second Continental Congress do to keep any one group or person from gaining
too much power ?
9. What were some of the problems associated with the Articles of Confederation?
10. It was important to many people to include a Bill of Rights in the US Constitution.
felt it would help protect the people from the ________.
They