Articles of Confederation Review

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Across
  1. 4. City where the Constitutional Convention was held to replace the Articles
  2. 5. The federal government lacked this, making defense difficult
  3. 9. First governing document of the United States
  4. 10. The type of legislature under the Articles of Confederation
  5. 11. Congress lacked authority to regulate this, leading to economic disputes
  6. 13. Uprising in Massachusetts that exposed the weaknesses of the Articles
  7. 14. This was missing, meaning there was no president to enforce laws
  8. 17. Replaced the Articles in 1789 to create a stronger federal government
  9. 19. 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories
Down
  1. 1. States retained this under the Articles, meaning they had independent power
  2. 2. Also missing, leaving no national court system
  3. 3. Number of states under the Articles of Confederation
  4. 6. Agreement negotiated under the Articles that ended the American Revolution
  5. 7. Number of states needed to approve laws under the Articles
  6. 8. 1785 law that organized new territories
  7. 12. Weakness in this area led Britain and Spain to ignore U.S. requests
  8. 15. The only governing body under the Articles
  9. 16. The Articles required unanimous approval from states for this
  10. 18. Congress lacked this power, making it difficult to raise money