Chapter 6 - Lessons 1-2

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The Articles of Confederation were...

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the first government of the U.S.

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The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

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creating a weak central government

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...

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established a system for settlement of new land gained after the war

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Which of the following is the best summary of Shay's Rebellion? Options: Armed rebellion by English Loyalists in Rhode Island who wanted to return to British rule, Armed rebellion by Massachusetts farmers against the unjust state taxes and the economic crisis in the United States, 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

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Armed rebellion by Massachusetts farmers against the unjust state taxes and the economic crisis in the United States

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Shay's Rebellion revealed...

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that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised

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Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: 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

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New laws needed approval from the states

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 represented...

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a success of the Articles of Confederation

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Shays' Rebellion represented...

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a failure of the Articles of Confederation

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The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

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were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

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