Articles of Confederation and Shays Rebellion test

Which of the following could NOT BE DONE by the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• make treaties and laws

• coordinate war effort

• collect tax money easily

• create a national government

Which of the following WAS NOT A WEAKNESS of the Articles of Confederation?

• collecting taxes

• only one branch of government

• currency

• ability to declare war

Why was it hard for Congress to pay for the American Revolution?

• They had no trouble, and could pay for everything

• Because they could not borrow money from other countries

• Because they could not borrow money from the states

• Because they could not tax people

How did Congress get money to pay off war debts?

• taxed only powerful people

• borrow from states or other countries

• taxed people

• asked King of Britain

What was one problem that resulted from the Articles of Confederation not being able to regulate interstate trade?

• states began to tax each other

• states quarreled with each other

• both a and b

• neither a or b

Why was it difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?

• because it required 9 out of 13 states to pass laws

• because it needed all 13 states to agree

• because it needed only half of the states to agree

• because the king of America had all of the power

Why are farmers upset in Massachusetts after the American Revolution?

• Have no money and the government is threatening to take their land away

• Thrown in jail for not following government rules

• Mad about losing their animals to pay off debt

Why did Shays Rebellion take place?

• The Massachusetts government was taxing farmers land

• Massachusetts government was asking the military to start another war, this time with Pennsylvania

• The national government was trying to convince farmers to give up their land

• The national government was trying to tell farmers to stop selling crops.

What did Shays Rebellion show about the Articles of Confederation?

• It could not raise funds to help pay off the farmers

• weakness that it could not fund troops to suppress Shays Rebellion

• it could not declare war on Shays and his followers

• It could not make a treaty with Shays and his followers.

Why did state constitutions limit the power of the governor?

• worried about too much power with one group

• citizens worried about too much power with one person

• worried about power with another country.