Articles of Confederation Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, the 13 states were like

• 13 independent nations

• a separate town

• united states

• one large nation

Under the Articles of Confederation, _______ had more power.

• the national government

• the 13 states

The Articles of Confederation was a ______ system of government.

The British system of government is an example of a ______ system.

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

The Articles of Confederation is an example of a _____ system of government.

• unitary

• federal

• confederal

A ______ system of government gives more power to the states and less power to the national government.

• federal

• confederal

• unitary

In order to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, ______ had to agree.

• 9 out of 13 states

• all 13 states

• 11 out of 13 states

The founding fathers created a weak federal government on purpose.

• True

• False

Shays' Rebellion helped the founding fathers to _____.

• see problems within their weak government.

• see that they need a national army.

• see that they need someone to take charge of the national government.

• see that they needed the help of the British.

• see that they were not ready for independence from Britain.

Select the true statement(s).

• The government of Massachusetts promised the soldiers that they didn't have to pay taxes during the war.

• The government of Massachusetts kept its promise.

• The government of Massachusetts broke the promise and the angry citizens organized a rebellion against the government.

• Farmers were losing their land because they couldn't pay the taxes.

• Alexander Hamilton staged the rebellion against the government of Massachusetts.