US History: Standard 5

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What factor convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government? Options: The division between revolutionaries and loyalists, Distrust between Northern and Southern states, The states' unwillingness to limit their own authority, Cultural differences between Americans and Europeans

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The states' unwillingness to limit their own authority

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which power was held exclusively by the national government? Taxation, Trade, The court system, Declaring war

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Declaring war

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Fifty-five delegates attended the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention. What do we call these men who attended today?

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Framers of the Constitution

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What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

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Articles of Confederation

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Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

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strong central government

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Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

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State

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What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

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they supported a new Constitution

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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Weak central government, Provided for no common currency, All of the these

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All of the these

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What contained the means of adding new states to the Union? Options: Northwest Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, The Federalist Papers, Articles of Confederation

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:

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the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens.