Articles of Confederation Review

Articles of Confederation Review

8th Grade

12 Qs

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Articles of Confederation Review

Articles of Confederation Review

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Candace Price

Used 9+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 represented...

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

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