Articles of Confederation New

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following was not a success or power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Created a plan for the Northwest Territory
• Made laws
• Elected a president
• Declared war and peace

The Articles of Confederation were ratified or approved:

• Before the Declaration of Independence
• After the American Revolution was over
• After the Declaration but before the end of the American Revolutionary War
• During the French and Indian War

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

What is one reason Americans wanted to change the Articles of Confederation?

• They were against the Land Ordinance of 1785.
• They didn't want the government to have only 1 branch. 
• National government was weak, state government had too much power, states were not working together, and there was no leader.
• State government was weak and unsuccessful.

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (Congress)
• Judicial (Supreme court)
• Executive (President)
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law even though some states had a large population and some states had a small population.

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

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

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

Which conflict demonstrated the need to change the Articles of Confederation?

• The French and Indian war
• The Revolutionary War
• Shay's Rebellion
• The Boston Massacre

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

• 50,000
• 65,000
• 70,000
• 60,000