Articles of Confederation Review

What is the name of the first form of government used by the United States of America?

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Three Branches

• United Government of America

The government under the "Articles of Confederation" had which branch(es)?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• All of the above

Which of the following could the Confederation Congress have the power do under the "Articles"?

• make treaties

• send ambassadors to foreign countries

• declare war

• All of the above

One major weakness of the federal government under the "Articles of Confederation" was...

• its inability to tax the states

• its ability to fight in wars

• its strong federal currency (money)

• none of the above

Under the "Articles of Confederation" the state governments were __________ and the federal government was ___________.

• weak, strong

• closed, strong

• not allowed, weak

• strong, weak

What is the name of the series of protests in 1786-87 by Massachusetts farmers over debt and foreclosure (land being taken)?

• Massachusetts Mayhem

• Articles Rebellion

• Shays' Rebellion

• Boston Debt Party

Why did Daniel Shays and other farmers rebel and start a fight in 1786?

• they were angry that the country didn't write a better Constitution

• they were in debt, their land was being taken and they were being thrown in prison

• they were angry that George Washington was leading the Congress

• None of the above

Shays Rebellion helped people in the United States realize...

• that we needed a much stronger national (federal) government

• that the states needed more power

• that each state needed its own currency to trade

• that farmers were tough

What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• to just revise the "Articles of Confederation"

• to start over and create a new government

• to talk about what kinds of government they liked best

• to argue about why the "Articles of Confederation" were actually good

When a conflict is settled by both sides giving up some of what they want, it is called a __________.

• opinion

• ammendment

• compromise

• battle