Articles of Confed and Shays Review

The first attempt to form a federal or national government in America was called the:

• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to charge taxes of the states.

• True
• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, the only branch of government was the:

• Confederation Congress
• Confederation President
• Confederation Supreme Court

Some states and citizens thought the Articles of Confederation government was successful because

• states had to pay taxes to the national government
• states could keep their independence and political power
• states could elect presidents for each of their cities

In the Confederation Congress, when laws were voted on , each state got how many votes?

• one state: one vote
• votes were based on state population
• 2 for the Northern states and 1 for the Southern states y'all

One reason the Articles of Confederation failed because:

• The states were not required to work together and became only concerned for their own success
• The southern states seceded and a civil war broke out between the north and south

One reason the Articles of Confederation failed because:

• George Washington attempted to use the army to become king
• The use of paper money led to inflation and an economic depression

Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:

• the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens
• the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again
• the government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks

Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:

• not all farmers owed guns
• It showed a possible need to change and strengthen the Confederation government
• the Confederation government was running smoothly with no issues.