AKS 34 Quiz (DLD)

The Articles of Confederation was what?

• agreement among the 13 colonies

• the national government

• Independance of Great Britain

The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?

• No power to request money

• No Chief Executive

• No power to tax

• all of the above

No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?

• Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power

• Fear of being over taxed

The wanting to protect individual states power, and the fear of a strong central government, "Was what weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Laws needed approval by 9 out of 13 States

• no chief executive

• no power to tax citizens

What event "showed congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?

• Bacon Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• Constitution

What were the two Accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?

• Northeast Ordinace & Ranch Ordinance of 1785

• Land Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest ordinance

• Land ordinance

• none of the above

What Accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation, Prohibited Slavery in the New territories?

• Land Ordinance

• Northeast Ordinance

• Northwest ordinance

• none of the above

Under the Northwest Ordinance, to become a state there needed to be a drafted constitution and a Population of how many people?

• 40,000

• 60,000

• 10,000

• 30,000

Because of the Articles  of  Confederarion the government could NOT regulate(control) ______ among the states.

• food quality
• laws
• travel
• commerce (trade)

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

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