Articles of Confederation Review

Which of the following best describes self-government?

• When people make laws for themselves

• When a small group of people makes laws

• When one person makes the laws

• When the military makes the laws

The states did not want...

• a strong CENTRAL government

• weak STATE governments

• a representative form of government

• a democracy

The Articles of Confederation gave more power to the __________ government than the ___________ government.

• state, national

• national, government

• king's, church's

• national, federal

According to the Articles of Confederation, Congress COULD....

• Declare war

• Make peace treaties

• Borrow money

• Collect taxes

According to the Articles of Confederation, Congress could NOT....

• Regulate trade

• Collect taxes

• Force states to obey the law

• Declare war

The Articles of Confederation could not make the 13 states work together because....

• Congress could not repay its debts from the American Revolution

• They could not print any money

• The states paid money to the government

• They had strong military officials

Which of the following best summarizes Shays' Rebellion?

• Daniel Shays led a group of farmers in a protest against high taxes

• Daniel Shays led a slave revolt against Massachusetts' government

• Daniel Shays and the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped British goods

• Daniel Shays rode into Concord to warn the local militias of British forces

Why couldn't the National government stop Shays' Rebellion?

• It did not have an army

• It did not have a president

• George Washington had retired

• The state militias were not strong enough

Shays' Rebellion showed....

• that a weak national government could not keep order

• that weak state governments divided the country

• that farmers were violent

• that the United States needed a king

In 1787, Congress invited states to send delegates to a meeting in _____________ to discuss how to change the Articles of Confederation.

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Quincy

• New York City