Articles of Confederation Quiz 2022

The main idea of this cartoon is that the Articles of confederation -

• Would carry the nation into the future.

• had many serious shortcomings.

• Gave the government sufficient powers

• Create a navy strong enough to protect against foreign invasion.

Which group was responsible for answering these questions?

• Settlers creating the Mayflower Compact.

• Delegates writing the Articles of Confederation.

• Representatives drafting the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

• Colonists negotiating the Albany Plan of Union.

In 1787, the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to -

• sign the Treaty of Paris

• repeal the Intolerable Acts

• declare an embargo on imported goods

• restructure the federal government

After the End of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the -

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Northwest Ordinance

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which of the following represents a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Representation in Congress based on size of state.

• National court system

• Congressional regulation of both foreign and interstate trade

• Absence of an executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress

This document provided the former colonies with their first form of common association as independent states. Why was this document replaced by the U.S. Constitution?

• It had not provided a way in which new laws could be passed.

• It had placed more power in the individual states than in the central government.

• It had created a central government without the power to declare war.

• It had formed a central government so powerful that is threatened individual rights

In 1786, a group of western Massachusetts farmers rose up to protest taxes and actions against debtors. This uprising, known as Shays' Rebellion, was important because it -

• showed that the Confederation Congress was too weak to tax farmers.

• revealed the inability of the national government to put down an uprising if it had spread

• demonstrated the national government's lack of power to regulate interstate commerce

• exposed the need for states to have votes in Congress based on their size

In order to resolve a key weakness of the Articles of Confederation, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to -

• ban the importation of African slaves

• permit states to tax exports

• increase the powers of the central government

• expand the powers of state governments

What is the viewpoint of the cartoonist?

• The animal trainer represents weak and ineffective state governments.

• Living under the Articles of Confederation was preferable to living under the British monarchy.

• State governments wielded too much power under the Articles of Confederation

• Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was more powerful than the state governments.

Which statement explains why the Articles of Confederation established a weak central government?

• Colonial experiences under British rule had generated a fear of an abusive government

• the lack of national problems made the creation of a strong central government unnecessary

• Americans wanted to follow the plan of government established by the Declaration of Independence

• Americans no longer believed in establishing representative government institutions