Founding Documents Quiz 1 Review

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• States had too little power

• No provisions for regulating international trade

• Changes to articles required all 13 states

• No provisions for taxing people directly

The economic depression that started after the American Revolution was caused in part by

• The extension of credit to too many farmers.

• Rising prices after the Revolution.

• A drought that destroyed cash crops.

• A flood of expensive British goods that hit American markets.

All of the following are correct about the structure of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

• Bicameral legislature.

• 9 votes to pass a law.

• 13 votes to amend.

• Created a weak central government to protect the states.

Which statement is CORRECT about the Northwest Ordinance?

• It was carved from the Louisiana Purchase.

• It organized the Mississippi Valley region.

• Established a process to admit new states.

• It made the Articles of Confederation weaker.

Shays’ Rebellion confirmed

• That Massachusetts could not control its own people.

• Farmers wanted land in Vermont.

• The federal government was too weak.

• Women had played an essential role in the rebellion.

The idea in the diagram reflected which American document?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

The Declaration of Independence reflected the American belief in which principle?

• Federalism

• Self-government

• States’ Rights

• Checks and Balance

How did Shays’ Rebellion lead to the U.S. Constitution?

• Created a process for accepting territories.

• Supreme Court jailed Daniel Shays.

• Farmers gained the right to vote.

• National government lack a national army.

After the Revolutionary War, New England merchants were hard hit by being excluded from trade with

• France

• England

• Spain

• Russia

The Articles of Confederation represented the?

• Rejection of the Bill of Rights.

• First attempt at American self-government.

• Acceptance of British rule.

• Improved American trade with Canada