Chapter 7, Lesson 1 - The Articles of Confederation

True or False: By the end of 1776, all states had written their constitutions.

• True

• False

True or False: Americans were ready to concentrate power in the hands of a single ruler

• False

• True

True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, central government could carry out foreign affairs.

• True

• False

The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the

• Governor

• President

• State Representatives

• State Senator

The Americans formed a republic, a government in which citizens rule through.

• Appointed Representatives

• Elected Representatives

• Kingships

• Monarchies

One of the Confederation’s accomplishments was an arrangement for

• Currency to be Created

• Foreign Troops

• New States in the West

• The Military

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

• Northwest Territory

• Ohio Territory

• Western Territory

One major weakness of the Confederation was that it could not deal with

• Drawing Maps

• Native Americans

• New States

• The Nation's Finances (Money)