New Republic: Articles of Confederation

Why did some of the founders of the American republic consider the lack of national executive and judiciary under the Articles of Confederation as one of the document's great strengths? 

• They feared a strong central government
• They feared the threat of a foreign invasion
• They were willing to risk tyranny for an effective national government
• They desired to copy the British monarchy

One accomplishment of the national government under the Articles of Confederation was the passage of the Northwest Ordinance, a law establishing --

• a central banking system
• a process for admitting new states to the union
• the President's right to put down rebellions
• the ability of Cong

Why did delegates to the Second Continental Congress write the Articles of Confederation?

• To avoid entangling alliances with governments in Europe
• To provide a list of fundamental rights held by all U.S. citizen
• To establish a government framework separate from Great Britain
• To explain the grievances of colonists against the British Parliament

Why did many many congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

• It created a government too weak to manage affairs of the new country
• It established a powerful national army that threatened the security of the states
• It created a chief executive with the power to veto the laws of the states
• It established a permanent oversight committee of an elite group of wealthy individuals

Why did the Continental Congress create a government with very few powers under the Articles of Confederation?

• George Washington refused to be crowned king
• States were allowed only one representative in the congress
• Virginia did not want the national government to challenge the authority of the states
• Revolutionary leaders were suspicious of a government with too much power

Why did the U.S. government have difficulty repaying its debt under the Articles of Confederation?

• The government had no power to raise taxes
• Foreign countries increased interest rates on their loans
• Foreign countries would only accept payment in gold
• The states had no power to print their own currency

The Articles of Confederation strengthened the growth of the United States by ---

• prohibiting slavery in the Northwest territory
• establishing regulations for how states adopted treaties 
• passing an ordinance stating how new states could enter the Union
• passing laws stating how fast a national army could be formed

 English rule influenced the kind of government established under the Articles of Confederation by creating a government in the US with --- 

• One leader with absolute power
• less state power and more federal power
• more state power and less federal power
• 3 branches of government

Which successful piece of legislation under the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of the states highlighted in white on this map?

• Treaty of Paris
• Louisiana Purchase
• Northwest Ordinance
• Missouri Compromise

Because it established only a legislative branch of government, the Articles of Confederation lacked -- 

• A bill of individual rights
• The ability to negotiate treaties
• A process for new territories to become states
• An executive and judiciary