Question

select all the things that are true about the articles of confederation:
a under the articles of confederation, a president would lead the country.
b under the articles, states with more people got more votes in congress.
c under the articles of confederation, states would be independent.
d under the articles, congress did not have the power to collect taxes.
e the articles of confederation created the first american government.
question 7 (1 point)
what is one reason the weaknesses of the articles of confederation helped contribute to economic chaos following the revolutionary war?
a states created their own banks.
b states borrowed from the federal government.
c states printed their own money.
d states refused to tax their people.

Explanation:

• For the first question:
• Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no President (so option a is false).
• Each state had one vote in Congress regardless of population (so option b is false).
• The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government with states being independent (option c is true).
• Congress did not have the power to collect taxes (option d is true).
• The Articles of Confederation was the first governing document of the United States, creating the first American government (option e is true).
• For the second question:
• One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that states could print their own money. This led to economic chaos as there was no uniform currency. States creating their own banks (a) was not as significant a cause of economic chaos as the lack of a uniform currency. States borrowing from the Federal Government (b) was not a major issue as the Federal Government had limited resources. States refusing to tax their people (d) was a problem but not the main reason for economic chaos compared to the currency issue.

Answer:

• First question: C. Under the Articles of Confederation, states would be independent; D. Under the Articles, Congress did not have the power to collect taxes; E. The Articles of Confederation created the first American government.
• Second question: C. States printed their own money.