Name: _______________________________________ Period: _______ The Articles of Confederation Report Card Subject Area Reason for grades Raising Taxes Government could not collect taxes; Had to request $ from the states; Course Goal: Raise enough taxes to F States could say no maintain the government, fund an army, and pay for debts. Passing Laws: They did have a system for passing laws, but it was difficult because 9 out of 13 Course Goal: Create a system for C- states had to approve. passing laws that is fair and not too difficult. Amending It was possible to amend the Articles, but only if all 13 states approved the change. Constitutions D- Course Goal: Create a process for amending the constitution. The process should not make amending impossible. 4.Handling National Affairs States argued over territory & boundaries. They had different currency Course Goals: Maintain order in the F & the government wouldn’t pay country; earn respect of states and Veterans. citizens so they follow laws. Pay off debts to citizens. Could not regulate trade 5.Handling Foreign Affairs Government was too weak to deal with other countries. Britain wouldn’t remove Course Gain respect in the D troops from the Ohio River Valley and world. Create fair trade agreements. Spain closed the Port of New Orleans. Create treaties that favor your country. Pay off foreign debts. They could create treaties. 6.Organizing A Government Did not have a strong central government and did not have a leader or federal court Course Goals: Create a strong central F system. government; Have a strong leader; Create a court system to handle disputes between the states.
Name: _______________________________________ Period: _______ The Articles of Confederation Report Card Subject Area Reason for grades Raising Taxes Course Goal: Raise enough taxes to maintain the government, fund an army, and pay for debts. F Government could not collect taxes; Had to request $ from the states; States could say no Passing Laws: Course Goal: Create a system for passing laws that is fair and not too difficult. C- They did have a system for passing laws, but it was difficult because 9 out of 13 states had to approve. Amending Constitutions Course Goal: Create a process for amending the constitution. The process should not make amending impossible. D- It was possible to amend the Articles, but only if all 13 states approved the change. 4.Handling National Affairs Course Goals: Maintain order in the country; earn respect of states and citizens so they follow laws. Pay off debts to citizens. F States argued over territory & boundaries. They had different currency & the government wouldn’t pay Veterans. Could not regulate trade 5.Handling Foreign Affairs Course Gain respect in the world. Create fair trade agreements. Create treaties that favor your country. Pay off foreign debts. D Government was too weak to deal with other countries. Britain wouldn’t remove troops from the Ohio River Valley and Spain closed the Port of New Orleans. They could create treaties. 6.Organizing A Government Course Goals: Create a strong central government; Have a strong leader; Create a court system to handle disputes between the states. F Did not have a strong central government and did not have a leader or federal court system.
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