Articles of confederations

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Across
  1. 3. A union of sovereign groups or states for mutual support and shared governance.
  2. 5. Each state cannot have its own Army or declare war or sign peace treaties.
  3. 7. Created the Articles of Confederation
  4. 10. All states must abide by the laws of the confederation.
  5. 11. Gave the states power to appoint or elect military officers.
  6. 12. Nine states had to approve a new state joining, offered statehood to Canada.
  7. 14. Replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1788
  8. 15. Gave the name United States of America.
  9. 16. Set guidelines for the executive committee.
  10. 17. Each state gets one delegate vote.
Down
  1. 1. What month and year were they adopted by the Continental Congress.
  2. 2. All states will defend each other against agression.
  3. 4. Gave all the states sovereignty, freedom, and independence.
  4. 5. Name the rebellion in Massachusetts that made the leaders of the country begin to seriously question the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation.
  5. 6. Each state must donate money for the federal government.
  6. 8. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
  7. 9. Gives the congress the only right to declare war on another country.
  8. 13. All states are responsible for the national debt before the war.
  9. 17. Granted movement between the states.