Crash Course US History 8 Constitution, Articles, Federalism

Crash Course US History 8 Constitution, Articles, Federalism

6th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Crash Course US History 8 Constitution, Articles, Federalism

Crash Course US History 8 Constitution, Articles, Federalism

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first government set up by the Continental Congress was called the Articles of Confederation; it failed because it gave too much power to the federal government.

True (T)

False (F)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the Articles, Congress was very limited in what it could do, it was hard to pass laws, and the government was deliberately weak due to Americans’ fear of tyrannical governments.

T

F

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The biggest accomplishment of the Articles government was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which set up a process to create new states between the Ohio and Colorado rivers.

T

F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Massachusetts, farmers rose up and closed the courts to prevent them from foreclosing upon their debt-encumbered farms. Shays’ Rebellion showed that the Articles government was too strong.

T

F

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

King George III said “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

T

F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The delegates, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, planned to revise the Articles, but ended up with a new Constitution, which we still use today.

T

F

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The delegates agreed on many things – the government should have executive, legislative, and judicial branches and should be a direct democracy, rather than a representative government.

T

F

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