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