Article of Confederation

One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?

• Legislative & Executive
• Executive & Judicial
• Judicial & Legislative
• Executive & Oak

What was America's first Constitution?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The US Constitution

According to the idea of Popular Sovereignty, who has the power?

• The President of the United States

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The people

Who was Daniel Shays?

• The President of the Proclamation of 1763

• A farmer who loved his country and never did anything illegal

• A founding father

• A farmer who led a revolt in Massachusetts

What officially ended the American Revolutionary War?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Stamp Act

• The Treaty of America

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

The greatest achievement from the Articles of Confederation was the Northwest Ordinance. This proposed

• a system for admitting states in the US and the orderly settlement of the west

• post-war prosperity and happiness

• a bicameral legislature

• the growth of southern plantation economies and the slave trade

A group that makes laws

• Legislature

• King

• Colonies

• Confederation