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Articles of Confederation By The Continental Congress 1777

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Question 1

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According to the document, what are TWO important duties of Congress?

to control movement of citizens between states

to protect the states in times of war

to organize states' peacetime militias

to enter into treaties and alliances with foreign entities

to assign judges to state courts

to divide and send war debt to states according to their size

Question 2

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PART A: What does "inviolably" mean as it is used in the context of Article 13? (Paragraph 31)

with enthusiasm

generously

when possible

without exception

Question 3

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PART B: What phrase from Article 13 best supports the answer to Part A? (Paragraph 31)

"Every State shall abide"

"the Union shall be perpetual"

"unless such alteration be agreed"

"afterwards confirmed by the legislatures"

Question 4

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PART A: What is the Continental Congress' overall purpose in this document?

to create an effective confederacy government that has the power to win a war

to overrule unruly states' rights with a strong federal government that will enact order

to create three branches of government that will check and balance one another

to limit confrontation among the newly formed states by removing their sovereignty

Question 5

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PART B: Which quotation from the document most directly supports your answer to Part A?

"The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare" (Article 3, paragraph 5)

"No State, without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, shall send any embassy to, or receive any embassy from, or enter into any conference, agreement, alliance or treaty with any King, Prince or State" (Article 6, paragraph 14)

"The United States in Congress assembled shall also be the last resort on appeal in all disputes and differences now subsisting or that hereafter may arise between two or more States concerning boundary" (Article 9, paragraph 22)

"the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual" (Article 13, paragraph 31)

Question 6

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Re-read Article 8 (Paragraph 20). Which statement best describes how the Continental Congress views taxes?

Taxes are the responsibility of the federal government to collect and spend in protection of the states.

Taxes are the responsibility of the states to collect and spend, though they should contribute to a federal fund for common protection.

Taxation without representation is unjust and therefore citizens should not be forced to pay taxes when they are not adequately represented in Congress.

The federal government should be limited to requesting federal taxes only in times of war, and elsewise they must request funding from states.