Articles of Confederation

You should have the following addressed in your notes for Wednesday's class (Feb 23rd).

Articles of Confederation

1. What were the Articles of Confederation?

2. What did the US gov’t look like under this plan?

3. Strengths of the Articles? (What powers were granted to the gov’t)

4. Weaknesses of the Articles? (What powers were denied the gov’t.)

5. Why did the plan fail?

6. What was Shay’s Rebellion and why was it significant?