Chapter 9 "A New Nation"

What did the Articles of Confederation give Congress the power to do?

• Declare War

• Make Treaties and trade with other nations

• Print and Borrow Money

• All of the Above

Congress lacks the power to

• print and borrow money

• set up an army

The new government could not resolve arguments over

• declaring war

• collecting taxes

• trade and territory

• printing money

Who wanted farmers to have time to pay their debts?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Daniel Shays

Shay's Rebellion showed the new government could not keep order because they were

• too strong

• too weak

• too powerful

Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to discuss the

• Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Amendments

What state did Madison and Washington represent at the Convention?

• Philadelphia

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• Maryland

A government in which states share power with a central government is called

• a Federal Government

• a State Government

• a Dictatorship

Which plan proposed a federal government with three branches?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Massachusetts Plan

• The Philadelphia Plan

Which plan wanted small states to get the same representation in Congress as large states?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Massachusetts Plan

• The Philadelphia Plan