A New Nation Quiz

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was:

• Congress had no power to tax

• It provided for a strong national government

• Every state elected its own President

• Each state had votes based on population

Who was President of the Constitutional Convention?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

The Great Compromise decided:

• how many Loyalists would be sent to Great Britain

• How many votes each state had in the Senate and House of Representatives

• who would be the first President of the United States

• where the capital would be

Which groups' difficulties caused Shays’s Rebellion? Select the two correct answers.

• bankers

• merchants

• militia men

• farmers

• veterans

What rules were established by the Northwest Ordinance and other land ordinances under the Articles of Confederation? Select the two correct answers.

• how new states would be admitted

• which religions would be allowed

• where railroads would be built

• where slavery would be permitted

• who would govern the new territory

What national power did the Articles of Confederation grant?

• control of trade

• foreign policy

• lawmaking

• taxation of citizens

The Articles of Confederation did NOT grant the federal government the power to enforce laws.

• True

• False

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the creation of -

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Affordable Care Act

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

What document created the government we still have today?

• the Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence