Articles of Confederation Lesson

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1. What was the goal of the American Revolution? 

2. What did colonists think was the most powerful right a government had?

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What type of legislature did the Articles of Confederation create?

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Bicameral

Unicameral

Quadricameral

Tricameral

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How many states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation before it could take effect?

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What was the biggest accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation?

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Establishing a national court system

Signing a peace treaty with Great Britain

Passing laws without the consent of all thirteen states

Regulating trade with foreign countries

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What event led America's leaders to blame the weak national government and decide to create a new government?

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What was the main reason for the need to create a stronger national government?

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What was the major power granted to the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

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Establish a national court system

Regulate trade

Levy and collect taxes

Establish an executive branch

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What was the main reason for the difficulty in trade among states under the Articles of Confederation?

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What was the main achievement of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• Establishing a fair and consistent policy for settling and developing land

• Acquiring land west of Appalachia from Great Britain

• Surveying the land and dividing it into equal townships

• Allowing territories to become states once they reached certain population levels

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What was the main consequence of Shay's Rebellion?

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Creation of a new government

Economic recession in Massachusetts

Increase in taxes to pay war debts

Loss of land by farmers

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What was the main reason for the states' inability to agree on the issue of slavery under the Articles of Confederation?

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