Articles of Confederation and Shay's Rebellion

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

Why was it difficult to change or amend any existing law in the United States under the Articles?

• All 13 states had to agree to change something

• Most states loved all the laws in place

• The central government had the total authority to change laws, not the states.

• 10 of the 13 states had to agree to change a law.

Which document was the United States' first official constitution?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

Which weakness in the Articles led to all the financial troubles in the United States?

• No executive branch

• No judicial branch

• No ability to tax or regulate trade

• States constantly disagreeing.

In the Northwest Territory, what was not allowed? However, it was allowed in the original 13 states.

• farming

• house building

• slavery

• Native Americans

Shays' Rebellion was made up of which group of people?

• farmers and merchants
• bankers
• government leaders
• basketball players

This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____

• allowed slavery in the northwest territory
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• made people move to the northwest
• did nothing

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak
• strong
• both strong and weak
• neither  strong nor  weak

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government