Match the inventor with the invention.

1. cotton gin
2. high pressure steam engine
3. loom
4. steam engine
5. sewing machine
6. spinning machine

a. eli whitney
b. frances c. lowell
c. james watt
d. samuel slater
e. elias howe
f. oliver evans

Adirect democracy is similar to a representative democracy because both forms of government a. have leaders with unlimited powers. b. are led by a single ruler. c. allow citizens to vote in elections. d. do not protect the rights of the citizens.

Select the five weaknesses of the articles of confederation. congress could not declare war or establish an army. congress could not levy taxes. congress could not control trade. not all the states were represented in congress. no national court system. no executive to enforce the laws. congress could not negotiate with foreign governments. the national government could not borrow money. nine of the states had to agree to pass a law.

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