The Articles of Confederation were written in 1777 but not ratified by the states until 1781. What took them so long?
A) Maryland refused to ratify the document until the Confederation government controlled the Northwest Territory.
B) Georgia demanded that provisions calling for the gradual emancipation of slaves be eliminated.
C) New York was still occupied by British troops and could not vote on it.
D) Virginia insisted that it would not ratify until Congress paid George Washington's salary.
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Q1: The Articles of Confederation were designed to
Q2: Antifederalists portrayed the Federalists as
A)anarchists.
B)warmongers.
C)a privileged minority.
D)being
Q3: Who became known as "the father of
Q5: Nationalists supported
A)strong central government.
B)aggressive foreign policy.
C)elimination of
Q6: Large states liked Madison's Virginia Plan because
A)it
Q7: Who of the following was present at
Q8: Why did the Confederation government not survive
Q9: Under the Articles of Confederation states enjoyed
A)equal
Q10: In the Massachusetts ratification convention, the Antifederalists
A)imposed
Q11: The Continental Congress based the amount states
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