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Articles of Confederation

Authored by Matt Good

History

7th Grade

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Articles of Confederation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

They were created before the war ended.

George Washington didn't like them.

They didn't give the national government any real power over the states.

Rhode Island refused to acknowledge them.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was significant about Shays' Rebellion?

It showed that the nation needed a stronger national government.

It showed that Massachusetts was better than Rhode Island.

It showed that farmers were very passionate people.

It showed that farmers were good at shutting down courts.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Articles of Confederation required 2/3 majority vote, or 9 of the 13 states, in order to pass a resolution. Why didn't this work?

The jerks from Rhode Island always got four other states to vote no.

The states only voted for resolutions that benefited their state, not the country overall.

Only half the states showed up to vote.

The different colonial regions always voted together.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Articles of Confederation required an unanimous vote to change any of the articles. Why did this cause problems?

The jerks from Rhode Island always voted no.

The states couldn't agree because they only voted for what was best for their states.

Not enough representatives went to the meeting to have a quorum.

The different colonial regions voted together against other colonial regions.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

It gave the states a lot of power.

It allowed Congress to borrow money.

It was written before the war ended.

It didn't give the jerks from Rhode Island any power.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the Articles of Confederation?

Rhode Island stole them (What jerks!)

They were replaced at the Constitutional Convention.

They were scrapped, and the framers wrote new laws based on France's new laws.

No one knows. It's one of American's great mysteries.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a pretty good idea. Why?

It allowed a complete survey fo the Northwest Territory, which led to revenue.

It allowed the US to attach Spain on the Mississippi.

It allowed South Carolina to leave the US and join with Florida to form the short-lived country of South United States.

It led to Ohio becoming a state.

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