Articles of Confederation BL 1

Which colonial document served as a model for the establishment of self-government under the Articles of Confederation? 

• The English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Virginia Plan

Which of the following best describes a main effect of Shay’s Rebellion?

• It showed the flexibility of the Articles of Confederation to deal with regional problems
• It provided a strong argument that the central government should not be allowed to tax the states
• It proved that state militias could not effectively maintain public safety.
• It led to support for a stronger central government and the writing of a new constitution.

Which statement best describes the Articles of Confederation? 

• The Articles established a strong executive branch of government.
• The Articles provided for the setting and collecting of federal taxes from citizens.
• The Articles favored individual states’ rights over the rights of the central government. 
• The Articles established a strong national court system, headed by the Supreme Court.

Which of the following represents a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? 

• Representation in Congress based on the size of the state
• National court system with too much power to change laws
• Congressional regulation of both foreign and interstate trade
• Absence of an executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that it –

• did not provide a government strong enough to solve the problems faced by the newly  independent. 
• did not expand foreign trade.
• put too much power in a central government. 
• provided for the election of a king and two houses of parliament.

The shaded area of the map shows – 

• the states of the Great Plains.
• territory claimed by Canada.
• the Gadsden Purchase.
• the Northwest Territory

These provisions, passed in 1787, made for the orderly settlement of territories. Which territories, specifically, were covered by the provisions of this ordinance?

• The lands of the Louisiana purchase, those west of the Mississippi River
• New Mexico ,Texas, California territories
• Territory in the south east that became Florida 
• The Northwest Territory made up of lands north of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi River

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 pave the way for the orderly expansion of the United States? The Ordinance_

• prohibited logging in any new territory
• prohibited any foreign settlers in new territories
• allowed each new territory three representatives in Congress
• permitted each new state the rights and privileges of the original 13 states

What was one of the strengths or accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?

• It provided for a strong executive branch.
• It gave Congress the power to tax.
• It provided for a court system to enforce laws.
• It established and maintained a union of states during a difficult time.

Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against property taxes during Shay’s Rebellion. What was one result of this event? 

• Passing of the Intolerable Acts
• Need to restructure the central government
• Rewriting the Mayflower Compact
• Failure of the Albany Plan