Articles of Confederation Review

What was the name of the first government of the United States?

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Olive Branch Petition

What officially ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Paris
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Saratoga
• Treaty of Ghent

True or False: Before having a national government all 13 original states/colonies had their own constitutions/governments.

• True
• False

Which was NOT a reason a national government was needed?

• To unite the country/states with each other
• Control Trade between the States
• Control Trade with Foriegn Nations
• Manage disputes/arguments between the states
• To get independence

When was the first form of government created?

• At the 2nd Continental Congress
• At the 1st Continental congress
• In the Declaration of Independence
• In the Treaty of Paris

Complete the sentence:The Articles of Confederation are at ________ made by the original 13 States to establish a _________ known as the ____________

• government, 13 states, USA
• letter, confederacy, USA
• agreement, confederacy, United States of America
• USA, Confederacy, agreement

Which of the following were the founding fathers NOT fearful of?

• Creating a national government that was too strong
• Some states having more power than others
• The government failing

The articles of confederation left most of the powers to the______________.

• National Government
• King George
• George Washington
• States

Each State got how many votes based on the Articles of Confederation?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

True or False: The Articles of Confederation is still our current governement.

• True
• False