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Articles of Confederation Quiz

Authored by James Solomons

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7th Grade

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Articles of Confederation Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which document was the United States' first official constitution?

Articles of Confederation

Declaration of Independence

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All were weaknesses of the Articles except:

No power to tax

No power to enforce laws

No power in the states

No court system

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the Articles, The 13 United States were a:

Loose group who had a common goal as one country

Strong group under a strong central government

Completely independent group who did not work together

Unitarian system with no power in the states.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led to rethinking the Articles altogether?

Shay's Rebellion

Boston Massacre

Lexington and Concord

Solomons' Rebellion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the country lack under the Articles that made rebellions like Shay's difficult to stop?

No executive branch with the power to enforce laws

No ability to tax and raise an army

No strong court system to hold people accountable

All of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the Articles, how many states had to agree to ratify a new law?

9/13

6/13

13/13

11/13

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was it difficult to change or amend any existing law in the United States under the Articles?

All 13 states had to agree to change something

Most states loved all the laws in place

The central government had the total authority to change laws, not the states.

9 of the 13 states had to agree to change a law.

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