Article IX gave Congress the sole right to determine peace and war. What national action did that include under the Articles?

Article VIII placed the laying and levying of taxes in the state legislatures. Which power did the Articles withhold from Congress?

Under the Articles, Congress needed money to pay war debts. How did it have to raise that money?

A merchant ships goods from Pennsylvania to Maryland, but each state sets its own duties. What power was missing from the Articles?

Article IX let Congress establish post offices from one state to another. What could Congress do under the Articles?

A foreign minister asks whether the United States can make an alliance. Under the Articles, what could Congress do?

A congressional resolution under the Articles told states to comply, but no national official could make them obey. What feature did the Articles lack?

Two states dispute a boundary, and the issue reaches the national government. Under Article IX, what power did Congress hold?

Merchants in one state often refused to accept paper money printed by a neighboring state, since each state issued its own currency at its own value. Which weakness produced this problem?

Under the Articles, New York and New Jersey taxed goods crossing their borders. Which part of the Constitution later gave Congress power to regulate trade among the states?

Under the Articles, Congress made treaties but could only urge states to obey them. Which part of the Constitution later made treaties binding on judges in every state?

Massachusetts asks for national help against an armed tax protest, but Congress lacks funds and troops. Which weakness is exposed?

Twelve states accept an import-duty amendment, but New York changes its approval and the reform dies. Why could one state block it?

Virginia had far more people than Delaware, yet both had the same vote in Congress. What feature caused large-state complaints?

Merchants in different states faced inconsistent court rules, with no national judiciary for ordinary lawsuits. Which weakness does this show?

In 1787 Congress provided a method for admitting new western states and barred slavery north of the Ohio River. What law was this?

A law passed under the Articles divided western land into surveyed townships six miles square for sale. What was it called?

Congress ratified a peace agreement in 1784 that ended the Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence. What treaty was it?

A law says the Northwest Territory may form three to five states and seek statehood at 60,000 free inhabitants. What accomplishment was this?

Under Article V of the Articles, how many delegates could each state send to the Confederation Congress?

Article IX required assent for major actions such as treaties, borrowing money, and coining money. How many of the thirteen states had to agree?

Under Article XIII, which body had to agree to an alteration to the Articles before the state legislatures confirmed it?

In 1786-1787 indebted Massachusetts farmers, led by former Continental Army captain Daniel Shays, closed courts by force. What was this uprising?

A September 1786 Maryland meeting on trade recommended a broader convention in Philadelphia to revise the Articles. What meeting was it?

Delegates met in Philadelphia in May 1787 to revise the Articles but soon wrote a new frame of government. What meeting was this?