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- 3. You needed 9 out of 13 ___ to be able to pass an bills, but with all the cultures of the states being so different that was nearly impossible.
- 6. Problems they needed to revise about the articles (D____)
- 7. Articles were flawed because Congress couldn't ___
- 9. When the Articles were being used all the power was handed to the ____
- 11. The representatives sent out by the states to revise the government in 1787 in Philadelphia.
- 12. The states acted in their own _____(Two Words)
- 15. The Articles of ____ were the first government the United States had but failed because it was so weak
- 18. The articles were created during the ______(Two words)
- 20. The states wanted a weak central government to have as much ___ as possible (Hint: A____)
Down
- 1. After the Articles was a bust the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 and revised the Articles and implemented the ____ in 1789
- 2. The articles were purposely made ___ so states had power and were able to be independent.
- 4. Alexander____ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision
- 5. The 1787 convention was remembered as the ____ Convention because they made a new plan for the government called the *constitution*
- 8. You needed ____ votes to pass amendments which was nearly impossible. (Hint: 13/13 votes is called U___)
- 10. The ____ of the Congress was very limited which made the articles so flawed.
- 13. States could pass ___ that could hurt merchants from the other colonies.
- 14. An underlying issue in America that overshadowed everything else (They were broke)
- 16. The states were able to print their own money causing ____ to happen.
- 17. ____ merchants benefited from the articles because they were able to sell their goods in American ports for cheaper making American consumers buy it more than locally produced goods.
- 19. The governments weren't able to pay the ___ because they couldn't tax the states.