MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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Congress could not settle disputes or arguments between the states.
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There was no judicial branch, or national court system.
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There was no executive branch, like a president or a king.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Articles, the national government consisted of a unicameral (one-house) legislature (often called the Confederation Congress); there was no national executive or judiciary. Delegates to Congress were appointed by the state legislatures, and each state had one vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Strengths & Accomplishments Government signed a treaty of alliance with France in 1778. Government successfully waged a war for independence against the British. Government negotiated an end to the American Revolution in the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Article 1: Created the name of the combined 13 states as The United States of America. Article 2: State governments still had their own powers that were not listed in the Articles of Confederation. Article 3: The combined states were responsible for helping to protect each other from attacks.