Articles of Confederation (BrainPOP)

Which of the following was established by the Declaration of Independence?

• A new country

• A representative government

• A monetary system

• The right to vote

What factor convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government?

• The division between revolutionaries and loyalists

• Distrust between Northern and Southern states

• The states' unwillingness to limit their own authority

• Cultural differences between Americans and Europeans

Under the Articles of Confederation, which power was held exclusively by the national government?

• Taxation

• Trade

• The court system

• Declaring war

Under the Articles of Confederation, why might one state tax goods manufactured in another state? Choose the best answer.

• To weaken the money issued by the federal government

• To encourage people to buy locally-produced goods

• To prevent people from buying European goods on the black market

• To finance the U.S. Army

To pass a new law in the Confederation Congress, you needed:

• 51 percent of the delegates to agree

• Two-thirds of the delegates to agree

• Nine-thirteenths of the delegates to agree

• 100 percent of the delegates to agree

The biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress was:

• Enforcing laws

• Passing laws

• Writing laws

• Nullifying laws

What can you infer about Daniel Shays from the rebellion named after him?

• He supported a strong national government

• He worked in a factory

• He fought for Britain in the Revolution

• He was not a wealthy landowner

Place the following events in sequence: A) Declaration of Independence is signed; B) Shays' Rebellion; C) Articles of Confederation are written; D) Revolutionary War ends.

• C, A, B, D

• A, C, D, B

• A, B, D, C

• C, B, A, D

Shays' Rebellion convinced American leaders that little protected them from anarchy. What's the best synonym for "anarchy?"

• Disorder

• Invasion

• Economic depression

• Violence

What phrase best describes a federalist system of government?

• Unchecked federal authority

• Individual liberties

• Balance of power

• Voluntary association