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SS.7.C.1.4

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

What are some of the main complaints in the Declaration of Independence?

Choose all that apply.

• Colonists were denied trial by jury

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

• Colonists were taxed without representation in Parliament

• Colonists were forbidden from owning land

SS.7.C.1.5 DOK 1
Why did Shays’ Rebellion exhibit weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays’ Rebellion showed Americans the Articles of Confederation was a perfect form of government.

•  Shays’ Rebellion proved that America needed a stronger central government.

• Shays’ Rebellion allowed showed that the states needed more power.

• Shays’ Rebellion showed how America was becoming a monarchy.

Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Choose all that apply.

• no power to tax

• no legislative branch

• no power to regulate trade

• no national court system

Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Choose all that apply.

• no power to tax

• no power to enforce laws

• no central leadership

• it required unanimous consent

What did the Federalists and Antifederalists disagree most strongly about?

• a strong national government

• creating a system of checks and balances

• protecting individual liberties

Which of the following is true of Federalists?

• They opposed ratification of the Constitution.

• They opposed a strong central government.

• They supported adding a bill of rights to protect civil liberties.

• They feared the Articles of Confederation could not keep the country united and therefore, the country needed a new Constitution.

The Anti-Federalists wanted to see the _____________  ____  ____________________ added to the Constitution. 

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta