The Articles of Confederation

The Continental Congress set up the Northwest Ordinance to sell _______ to pay off the debt from the war.

• crops
• land
• slaves
• none of these

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

• Daniel Shays
• the Government
• all of the farmers were leaders
• Thomas Hobbes

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
• Negotiate treaties
• Levy taxes
• Declare war and peace

Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against

• unfair taxes and farmer debt
• the death penalty
• no judicial system
• debtors' prisons

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____

• talk; no
• bargin; yes
• demand; yes
• ask; no