Articles of Confed- Lowman Quiz Day 2

1781 is to the Articles of Confedeation

as 1776 is to _____.

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Declaration of Indpendence

• Thomas Paine

1607 is to the establishment of Jamestown

as 1620 is to ___.

• Plymouth

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

The Declaration of Independence is to Thomas Jefferson

as Common Sense is to __.

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Somewhat

• George Washington

The first casualty of the Boston Massacre is to Crispus Attucks

as the Founder of the Sons of Liberty is to __.

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• Elizabeth Hamiliton

• Merciy Otis Warren

The Articles of Confederation was important because it __

• created a means for establishing the executive branch

• provided every citizen a right to vote

• enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nation

• was the first constitution created by the 13 states

Why did the Articles of Confederation only have 1 branch of government, the legislative branch?

• to show the importance of a representative government to foreign nation

• to keep power out of the hands of the courts system

• ensure the government would not become too powerful

• give the legislative branch supreme powers over all the states