The Articles of Confederation were...
  • the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
  • the first Constitution
  • the first government of the U.S.
  • George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King
The Articles of Confederation limited the government's power by...
  • giving the most power to the president
  • preventing Congress from printing money
  • not allowing Congress to draft soldiers to the army
  • imposing a 15 year term limit on all members of Congress
The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...
  • creating a weak central government
  • not giving enough power to the states
  • too many taxes
  • uniting all of the states
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...
  • proved the Articles of Confederation were useless
  • drafted all the Americans in the Northwest to serve for 4 years
  • determined that slavery would be allowed in the Northwest
  • established a system for settlement of new land gained after the war
Which of the following is the best summary of Shay's Rebellion?
  • Armed rebellion by English Loyalists in Rhode Island who wanted to return to British rule
  • Armed rebellion by Massachusetts farmers against unjust taxes and the economic crisis
  • Armed rebellion by slaves in Georgia against their master, Mr. Shay
  • Armed rebellion by Native Americans from the Shay tribe to regain land they'd lost to American settlers
Shay's Rebellion revealed...
  • that Americans had too much freedom, and they needed to have some taken away
  • that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised
  • that milita troops were not skilled enough to handle a rebellion
  • that the Articles of Confederation were strong enough to handle any crisis 
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
  • Congress did not have the power to impose taxes
  • States had more power than the national government
  • No chief executive (president)
  • New laws needed approval from the states 
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 represented...
  • a success of the Articles of Confederation
  • a failure of the Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion represented...
  • a success of the Articles of Confederation
  • a failure of the Articles of Confederation
The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...
  • did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.
  • wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.
  • were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.
  • wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.
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