Constitutional Convention

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• the federal (central) government was too weak

• It had no legislative branch

• The judicial was too powerful

• The executive was too powerful

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only one branch of government (Legislative)

• only had a supreme court

• an executive and legislative branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

The unsettled area past the Appalachian Mountains, where Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin are today, was known as the - 

• Northwest Territory
• Southwest Territory
• Western Territory
• Indian Territory

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

Who was Daniel Shays?

• A former soldier and farmer who was worried about losing his farm, so he started a rebellion

• A tax collector from Massachusetts who had to go and collect money from the poor

• He was the Governor of Massachusetts at the time of a huge rebellion by farmers

What did Daniel Shays' and his men do?

• Burned down government buildings all over Massachusetts

• Took over courthouses by going in armed and refusing to leave

• Paid Native Americans to raid the houses of the wealthy and powerful

• Challenged the US military to a battle

Why didn't the Articles of Confederation stop the rebellion sooner?

• They were afraid of the militia and didn't want to make it worse

• The militia was too well trained and had the support for the French military

• They didn't have a military or the authority to stop it

• They didn't want it to end, they supported what Shays and is men were doing