Articles of Confederation

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

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

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

• Daniel Shays
• the Government
• all of the farmers were leaders
• Thomas Hobbes

Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against

• unfair taxes and farmer debt
• the death penalty
• no judicial system
• debtors' prisons

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

For any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.

• all
• 7 of the
• 6 of the
• 10 of the

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ central government

• weak
• strong

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

Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.

• food quality
• laws
• travel
• commerce (trade)