Continental Congress/Articles of Confederation Quiz

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

What was the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution?

• Ratification Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?

• The national government lacked the power to regulate trade.

• The national government lacked a national court system.

• The national government lacked central leadership

• The national government lacked the power to tax

Which government was stronger under the Articles of Confederation?

• Local
• State
• Federal

Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against...

• unfair taxes and farmer debt

• the death penalty

• no judicial system

• debtors' prisons

Why were the Articles of Confederation created so weak?

• Believed in the people of the new country
• Thought the government was strong enough
• They were confused how to setup a government
• Afraid to be like King George III

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

The ______ was sent to King George III to ask that the king protect colonists’ rights and tell him that the colonists do not want war. 

• List of Grievances
• Olive Branch Petition
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carter

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Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

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