Articles Of Confederation Strengths And Weaknesses

By admin, September 18, 2009 10:04 pm

ap us history – articles of confederation questions? 10 points for best?

For these categories, which pick 5 that were the strengths for the articles of confederation and 5 for the weaknesses.

a. No seperate executive
b. northwest ordianances
c. one vote per state
d. no federal courts
e. shays rebellion
f. british retention of forts in northwest
g. no regulation of interstate commerce
h. boundary disputes between states
i. no power to tax
j. states taxed each other’s goods
k. kept the states together
l. treaty of paris, 1783
m. federal aid to education
n. no national currency
i. members often failed to attend congress
p. inability to protect settlers from indians
q. barbary pirates raided shipping
r. inability to repay french loans
s. spains denial of right of deposit at new orleans
t. little trade with britain.

thank you!

Strengths
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Kept the states together
Northwest ordinances
Federal aid to education
One vote per state?

Weaknesses
Inability to pay loans
British retention of forts in nw
No power to tax
No regulation of interstate commerce
Inability to protect

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