(8-2.6) Failure of Articles of Confederation

What did the Backcountry agree to in the Treaty of Ninety Six?

• They agreed to remain neutral in the fight with Great Britain

• They agreed to fight alongside the Lowcountry

• They agreed to fight with the British

• They agreed to move out of South Carolina

What was the impact of the Backcountry rebellion in Massachusetts's known as Shays' Rebellion?

• States called for a meeting in Philadelphia to strengthen the national government

• States called for a committee trying to convince states to pay their debt

• Compromises over western lands were reached

• Committee was formed to negotiate the Treaty of Paris.

The members of the Provincial Congress had a disproportionate majority from which region of South Carolina?

• They were from the Upcountry

• They were from Britain

• They were from the Lowcountry

• They were from the North.

Which South Carolinian was part of the Confederation Congress and recommended a stronger central government?

• Charles Middleton

• Charles Pinckney

• Charles Rutledge

• Charles Laurens

What was the foundation of the government the Continental Congress used during the Revolutionary War?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Committee of 99

Which of the following explains why the Articles of Confederation were weak?

• Each state had two votes in the Congress, but only certain states could use both at the same time

• Each state had one vote and could not agree on important issues

• The Congress taxed the states too heavily after the war

• The Congress heavily restricted trade with Europe.

What was the only branch of  government under the  Articles of Confederation?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Education Branch

South Carolina needed a constitution in 1776 because

• it was no longer a colony, but a state
• would not be recognized by the Continental Congress
• it needed to raise money to fight the war
• the Upcountry was at war with the Upcountry

South Carolina's Constitution provided for a two house legislature, what is this type of legislature called?

• Unicameral
• Bicameral
• Trilateral
• Tyranny

All of the following are reasons why the Articles of Confederation were too weak EXCEPT for...

• Inability to draft men into the army

• Inability to collect taxes

• Inability to count votes

• Not judicial branch