Articles of Confederation

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...

• proved the Articles of Confederation were useless

• drafted all the Americans in the Northwest to serve for 4 years

• determined that slavery would be allowed in the Northwest

• established a system for settlement of new land gained after the war

Shay's Rebellion revealed...

• that Americans had too much freedom, and they needed to have some taken away
• that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised
• that milita troops were not skilled enough to handle a rebellion
• that the Articles of Confederation were strong enough to handle any crisis 

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the power to impose taxes
• States had more power than the national government
• No chief executive (president)
• New laws needed approval from the states 

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation
• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

Shays' Rebellion represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation

• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

it was difficult to make decisions in the newly formed United States under the Articles of Confederation because---

• the national government was too controlling.

• the approval to amend the articles was not priority.

• the approval of thirteen states was required to ratify.

• the approval of nine states was required for ratification.

Which makes more sense?

• A weak national government can run a country effectively.

• A weak national government can overrun state government.

• A strong national government is more stable than a loose confederation of states.

• A loose alliance of states is ideal for a brand new nation.

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch