Articles of Confederation

Place these characteristics of the Articles of Confederation in the correct category. Strengths of the AOC Kept the nation together during the revolution signed peace treaties States respected each other's laws Promoted westward expansion Northwest Ordinance created new states Weaknesses of the AOC All 13 states had to agree to make new laws States taxed each other's goods US Army was weak No common currency National Government could not tax the states Northwest Territory (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois) Label the first 5 territories that became states under the Northwest Ordinance. Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio Matching. Treaty of Paris 1783 Signed under the Articles of Confederation Appalachian Mountains Articles of Confederation promoted expansion beyond this natural border Former Continental Army Soldiers Took over the Massachusetts government in Shays' Rebellion 60,000 people Areas in the Northwest were eligible to become new states State Power What Americans preferred over a strong Central Government