The Articles of Confederation

By the end of 1776, which state had NOT written a constitution?

• New Jersey

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• South Carolina

At the end of the war, Americans were ready to give all Governmental power to one person

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was NOT allow the to do the following...

• Carry out foreign affairs

• Raise Taxes

• force citizens to join the military

• regulate trade

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had the following powers...

• it could conduct foreign affairs

• collect taxes

• maintain the armed forces

• borrow money and issue currency

How many states did it take to approve changes to the Articles of Confederation

• 8

• 17

• 11

• 13

What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?

• Mississippi Territory

• The Northwest territory

• The western Terriroty

• The Ohio Territory

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was it could not deal with..

• drawing maps

• Native Americans

• New States

• The Nation's finances

What problems did the British have the new American Government?

• The Americans refused to buy British goods

• The Americans could not force the states to honor the repayment to Loyalist

• The Americans refused to honor the Proclamation of 1763

• The Americans made fun of them for losing the war

The Northwest Territory was split into townships and acres which allowed the federal government to..

• build new roads

• to segregate the land between whites and colored people

• build airports to easy travel

• sell the land to make money

Which states was not made out of the Northwest Territory?

• Michigan

• Illinois

• Vancouver

• Wisconsin