Articles of Confederation

This was America's 1st constitution, which proved too weak to protect the American people.

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Human Rights

The Articles of Confederation was created during what war?

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• World War 2

• Civil War

• American Revolution

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States

• The National Government

• The Continental Congress

• The Legislative Branch

The Articles created a _____ national government.

• strong

• weak

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed.

• 13

• 8

• 9

• 10

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

• One

• Zero

• Two

• Three

A strength of the Articles, this addressed the settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mountains is -

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Provisio

• Northwest Ordinance

The Northwest Ordinance established -

• a process to add new states to the Union

• the end of slavery in the West

• the process for taking over Canada

• method to borrow money from foreign nations

In the Northwest Ordinance, what population did territories need to reach to become states?

• 50,000

• 65,000

• 70,000

• 60,000