Articles of Confederation & Shays' Rebellion

Fear of monarchy led to a weak Articles of Confederation.

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, states had to follow federal laws.

• True

• False

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government

• State Governments

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government consisted of:

• a Legislature (Congress)

• an Executive

• a National Court system (Judicial)

• All of the Above

Under the AoC, the national government had no power to raise an army and relied on the states to supply troops/soldiers from their militias.

• True

• False

In Congress, representation was based on each state's population.

• True

• False

In order for Congress to pass a law, ____________ out of 13 states were needed to approve.

• 7

• 9

• 12

• 13

In order to amend (revise) the Articles of Confederation, ____________ out of 13 states were needed to approve.

• 7

• 8

• 12

• 13

Why was Daniel Shays, a veteran and Massachusetts farmer, frustrated and angry?

• He wanted to be recognized for service to his country.

• Poor farmers were being taxed heavily by the national/federal government

• Poor farmers' land was being taxed heavily by Massachusetts lawmakers