Confederation to Constitution Practice test

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How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?

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People worried about having a weak central government.

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What is one reason people wanted change to the Articles of Confederation? Options: They opposed the Land Ordinance of 1785., They didn't want the government to have only 1 branch., Central government was weak and ineffective., State government was weak and ineffective.

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Central government was weak and ineffective.

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The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) proposed the legislative branch of government be composed of

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Two houses (1 House with representation based on population & 1 house with equal representation)

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In the Virginia Plan, who would benefit the most?

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the larger states

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One of the major problems with the Articles of Confederation is that it

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Did not have an executive or president

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What is the name of the central document of our first government after the Revolution?

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The Articles of Confederation

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Which of these was a reason that the Articles of Confederation wasn't successful?
Options:
Couldn't elect a president.
Couldn't tax states or the people.
Could make laws, but not enforce them.

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There are all reasons that the Articles of Confederation wasn't successful.

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Why did the federal government create the ordinances for settling the western lands?

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The ordinances allowed the federal government to better regulate westward expansion and distribute land to new settlers.

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Why did our founding fathers purposely make the Articles of Confederation weak?

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Our founding fathers feared a strong central government, and did not want to create a government that could oppress them.

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Who did the New Jersey Plan benefit?

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Small states