Revolution to Constitution

Where did George Washington and the Continental Army set up camp during the winter months?

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

• Paris

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The inability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (Congress)

• Judicial (Supreme Court)

• Executive (President)

• Legislative, Executive & Judicial

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

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the state governments

• national government

What was the result of the colonial win in Saratoga, New York?

• Washington's army continued to decline

• Cornwallis surrendered

• France decided to join forces with England to defeat the Colonies

• France gave support to the colonial effort

What is the name of the first official government of the US that did not have the power to tax?

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Parliament

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the US Constitution?

• so the states could end the war with Britain

• so the US could form a stronger government

• so the states could raise taxes

• so the US could form a Congress

What was required to change the Articles of Confederation?

• 9 out of the 13 states had to agree

• 13 of the 13 states had to agree

• half of the delegates had to agree

• the president would have to agree

What law under the Articles of Confederation set up the process of statehood once a territory reached 60,000 free-settlers?

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Northwest Ordinance 1787

• Proclamation of 1763

• the Constitution of 1787

Who were the individuals that took part in Declaring independence and framing the US Constitution?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Moderates

• Founding Fathers