Articles/NW/Shays

What state did Shays's Rebellion occur in?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Virginia

• New Jersey

What important power did the government not have under the Articles of Confederation?

• creating laws

• collect taxes

• sign treaties

• declare war

This law divided the new Northwest Territory into townships to be sold.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Land Compromise of 1492

• Articles of Confederation

What best explains why Americans feared a strong national government?

• their experiences under earlier British rule

• their experiences under the Continental Congress

• their experiences under the Articles of Confederation

• their experiences under French rule

It was difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation because

• The states did not have time to meet to make changes

• It was perfect

• It required all 13 states to agree

• It require 9 of 13 states to agree

Which current state was not part of the Northwest Territory?

• Michigan

• Kentucky

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

Which event finally proved to people that the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced?

• Shays's Rebellion

• The American Revolution

• Boston Massacre

• Northwest Ordinance

Why didn't the Articles of Confederation include a chief executive, like a president?

• they were afraid of one person having too much power

• they were afraid of having too many elections

• they were afraid of making the British mad by copying their ideas

• they were afraid of having a government that was too weak

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to become...

• States

• Independent

• Countries

• Eliminated

Why did Shays and other farmers rebel?

• They were being jailed and their land confiscated for not paying their tax debts

• They thought the prices of their crops were being set too low

• The government wouldn't help them with Native Americans

• The value of American money was too low to keep their farms running