MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Enforcing laws
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Passing laws
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Writing laws
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Nullifying laws
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Detailed explanation-1: -Enforcing laws. The biggest obstacle facing the continental congress was. He was not a wealthy landowner. What can you infer about Daniel Shays from the rebellion named after him?
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the biggest problems was that the national government had no power to impose taxes.
Detailed explanation-3: -They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Continental Congress was prompted by the Coercive Acts, known in America as the Intolerable Acts, which Parliament passed in early 1774 to reassert its dominance over the American colonies following the Boston Tea Party.
Detailed explanation-5: -Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked the authority to regulate commerce, making it unable to protect or standardize trade between foreign nations and the various states.