Critical Period Articles of Confederation

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Critical PeriodArticles of Confederation
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Critical Period

• (8)The governing body was called the
  CONFEDERATION CONGRESS
• (9)Acted as an advisory council to the states
• (10)states could reject anything

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Articles of Confederation

• (11) Good accomplishments
• Land Ordinance of 1785 - established townships
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• Northwest Ordinance
• set up government in the frontier
• made rules for admission of states to the union

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(12)POWERS

• Make war and peace
• make treaties with foreign nations
• make rules governing captured ships
• help states settle border disputes
• manage Indian affairs

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Powers

• ask states for money to pay expenses
• establish a mail (postal) system

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(13)Powers Denied

• Enforce Treaties
• Treaty of Paris - Tories were to be protected and
  compensated
• foreign governments avoided U.S.

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Powers Denied

• TAX

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Powers Denied

• Coin money-each state made its own

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Powers Denied

• Regulate interstate trade
• had no federal executive and no federal courts

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Powers Denied

• (in box) Calling out troops
• Shays Rebellion- January 1787

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(14) Money Problems

• Congress known as the Penniless Congress
• states were asked to contribute but were not
  required by law
• foreign countries afraid of lending the United
  States Money

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Money Problems

• Economic depression
• Representation but no taxation

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Money Problems(15) War Debt

• (in box) Congress inherited old war debts
• (under top box) issued certificates of
  indebtedness

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Money Problems War Debt

• (inside box)Issued paper money (called the
  Continental)
• called in in 1780
• paid 2 cents on the dollar

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