Lesson 4 & 5 Flashcardizz

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A committee of the Second Continental Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation. Why did this committee create a weak central government? Options: to encourage more trade between states, to preserve the power of the individual states, to promote national security against foreign invasion, to permit the taxation of citizens to pay the nation's debts

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to preserve the power of the individual states

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How did Americans' experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

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The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do.

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Which steps would the Confederation Congress have taken in the event of another war? Options: Declare war, Ask states to contribute troops and funds, Direct the Army and Navy

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Declare war, Ask states to contribute troops and funds, Direct the Army and Navy

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By 1786, why did many merchants want the Articles of Confederation to be replaced? Options: Several states were taxing the activities of the Confederation, States were discouraging trade by taxing one another's goods, Congress was forcing the states to contribute to its general fund, The Confederation Congress printed so much money that it lost its value

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States were discouraging trade by taxing one another's goods

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Which was NOT a concern that led Americans to strengthen their national government in 1787? Options: Britain had refused to abandon its forts in the Northwest, Spain was challenging America's borders to the Southwest, American ships sailing along the coast of Africa were being attacked by pirates.

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Americans feared that the French might retake Canada

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Why did Daniel Shays rebellion send a wave of fear among wealthy merchants and landowners?

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There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

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Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was addressed by the Constitution? Options: the continuation of slavery, the lack of a national court system, the absence of a balanced budget, the need to strengthen the power of the states

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the lack of a national court system

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HOW WAS THIS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN SMALL STATES AND LARGE STATES RESOLVED? Options: by creating both federal and state legislatures, by counting each slave as three-fifths of a person, by passing the Bill of Rights to protect individual rights, by creating a bicameral legislature with one house on each basis

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by creating a bicameral legislature with one house on each basis

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The below illustration shows Captain Daniel Shays. Why did his rebellion send a wave of fear among wealthy merchants and landowners?

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There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

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Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?

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The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.