US - Constitution - Articles of Confed 21-22

What was a STRENGTH of the Articles of Confederation?

• the ability to declare war

• the ability to make treaties

• the authority to operate post offices

• ALL of these are correct

What important document [written and adopted in 1777] was the first form of government in the U.S.? [hint: it gave the Americans the ability to declare war, make treaties, and operate post offices]

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Virginia Declaration of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• congressional decisions required the approval of 9 out of 13 states

• congressional actions required the approval of the Supreme Court justices

• Congress was unable to regulate trade with foreign countries

• Congress did not have the power to declare war

Under the "Articles of Confederation", congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states. This was a _____ of the Articles.

• weakness

• strength

In 1787, shortly after Massachusetts had difficulty ending Shays Rebellion, a convention of delegates gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. Instead, those men decided to -

• draft a NEW constitution for the U.S.

• give up on the U.S. and rejoin Great Britain

• declare war on Canada

• NONE of these are correct

What event [in 1787] directly led to many Americans wanting a new constitution for the U.S.? [hint: it involved a group of Massachusetts farmers angry over their property taxes]

• Shays Rebellion

• Farmer's Fight

• Protesting Property Tax

• Declaration of Rights

What is the name of the 800 year-old document that protected the rights of citizens against their unfair king?

• the Magna Carta [1215]

• the Declaration of Independence [1776]

• the Mayflower Compact [1620]

• the Treaty of Paris [1783]

Which of these was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• colonists had to quarter [house and feed] troop in their homes

• colonists born in American were NOT allowed to run for public office

• colonists were required to serve at least 5 years in the British army

• colonists were NOT able to attend college

From time to time, American citizens are asked to serve _____ . To do this, people will sit in a courtroom, listen to the evidence presented in a trial, and decide if the accused is guilty or not guilty.

• on jury duty

• in the military

• food at a restaurant

• as an usher at a wedding

Which of these gives the BEST reason for why the American colonists fought a revolution against Great Britain?

• it was fought to end the tyranny of a strong central government

• it was fought over the issue of slavery, which most colonists supported

• it was fought to defeat the armies of France and Spain

• ALL of these are correct