Articles of Confederation Review

The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
• the first Constitution
• the first government of the U.S.
• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...

• proved the Articles of Confederation were useless

• drafted all the Americans in the Northwest to serve for 4 years

• determined that slavery would be allowed in the Northwest

• established a system for settlement of new land gained after the war

Which of the following is the best summary of Shay's Rebellion?

• Armed rebellion by English Loyalists in Rhode Island who wanted to return to British rule
• Armed rebellion by Massachusetts farmers against unjust taxes and the economic crisis
• Armed rebellion by slaves in Georgia against their master, Mr. Shay
• Armed rebellion by Native Americans from the Shay tribe to regain land they'd lost to American settlers

Shay's Rebellion revealed...

• that Americans had too much freedom, and they needed to have some taken away
• that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised
• that milita troops were not skilled enough to handle a rebellion
• that the Articles of Confederation were strong enough to handle any crisis 

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

• Congress did not have the power to impose taxes
• States had more power than the national government
• No chief executive (president)
• New laws needed approval from the states 

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation
• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

Shays' Rebellion represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation

• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

All of these were TRUE about the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:

• States were independent, only working for common defense.

• Central government had no real authority over states.

• Articles allowed government to negotiate treaties and lead war effort.

• The central government was allowed to pass laws when 7 out of 13 states agreed.