Confederation to Constitution

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What is the name of the first government of the United States? Options: U.S. Constitution, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence

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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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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Lack of control over trade, Provided for no common currency, All of the these

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All of the these

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What is one reason people wanted change to the Articles of Confederation?

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Central government was weak and ineffective.

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Which of these was an economic problem for the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation? Options: There were too many Continental and state currencies, The states taxed each other's goods, Each state had its own trade policies with foreign countries, All of these

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All of these

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Under the Articles of Confederation, how many branches of government were there?

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1

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The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.

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Constitution

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The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the

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Great Compromise

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The Three-Fifths Compromise solved disagreements over representation and taxation of slave states.

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representation and taxation of slave states

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The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise gave the power to regulate trade between states to the

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federal government.