SSUSH5

What established the procedure by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states?

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• The Wilmont Proviso

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Northwest Ordinance

The unicameral legislative branch created by the Articles of Confederation was MOST LIKELY changed to a bicameral branch in the United States Constitution because people

• wanted the government to have much more power.

• wanted more of a separation of government power.

• wanted everything from the Articles to be changed.

• believed that the first legislative branch was corrupt.

Which of these was one of the few successes of the United States Government under the Articles of Confederation?

• a well armed and well trained military force

• financial and military assistance from France

• substantial industrial production of armaments

• settling conflicts associated with the settlement of western lands

Shays' Rebellion highlighted the weaknesses inherent to the Articles of Confederation, primarily the issue of

• expansion

• industrialization

• slavery

• taxation

Why did the Founding Fathers create a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?

• to prevent another war with Great Britain

• to provide the states with unlimited power

• to prevent abuse of power by the national government

• to increase the taxation powers of the national government

Establishment of land rights for those states in white were primarily set by

• The Midwestern Compact

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Albany Plan of Union

Which best explains a major dissatisfaction of the merchant class with the Articles of Confederation?

• Suffrage was limited to the landed gentry.

• There was no provision for a uniform currency.

• The power of Congress to levy and collect taxes was unlimited.

• It caused European nations to enact trade barriers against the United States.

The Articles of Confederation was important MAINLY because they

• named the country "The United States of America."

• protected the rights and liberties of American citizens.

• forbade states to enter into treaties without approval from Congress.

• held the country together prior to the implementation of the Constitution.

Shays' Rebellion was significant because it

• shifted the balance of power from free states to the slave states.

• demonstrated the opposition of the Anti-Federalists to the Constitution.

• provided the background to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775.

• demonstrated the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Which of these can be considered a success of the American government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the power to regulate interstate or foreign trade.

• Congress was denied any powers of taxation, it could only request money from the states.

• Passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance provided a systematic process for adding new states into the Union.

• Even after the Revolution was over, the American military was too weak to force British troops out of their forts on the Western frontier.