Articles of Confederation

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Across
  1. 2. A rebellion led by Daniel _____ exposed weaknesses
  2. 4. There was no national _____ to enforce laws
  3. 6. The Constitutional Convention met in _____
  4. 9. States sometimes placed taxes on goods from other _____
  5. 10. The Articles feared a powerful _____
  6. 11. Congress could not regulate interstate _____
  7. 14. The Articles intentionally created a weak _____ government
  8. 16. An important strength was winning the _____ War
  9. 18. The Articles required a _____ vote of states for major laws
  10. 22. To change the Articles, all states had to approve an _____
  11. 23. States often issued their own _____
  12. 25. The legislative body under the Articles
  13. 26. The national government depended on states for _____ support
  14. 27. The Articles gave most power to the _____
  15. 29. The meeting called to revise the Articles became the Constitutional _____
  16. 30. The inability to raise an army showed a lack of _____ power
  17. 31. A major goal of the Constitution was to create a stronger and more _____ government
Down
  1. 1. Shays's Rebellion took place in _____
  2. 3. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, the same year as the Northwest _____
  3. 5. America's first national government document
  4. 7. Congress could not collect _____
  5. 8. Type of government created by the Articles
  6. 12. Many leaders believed a stronger national government was _____
  7. 13. The Northwest _____ of 1787 was a major accomplishment
  8. 15. Text
  9. 17. Congress could make peace and negotiate _____
  10. 19. There was no national court system, or _____ branch
  11. 20. Congress could declare _____
  12. 21. The Articles lacked the power to enforce national _____
  13. 24. Each state had only one _____ in Congress
  14. 28. Delegates decided to write a new _____ instead of fixing the Articles