The Articles of Confederation and Shays' Rebellion

1. The Articles of Confederation were written to be the first Constitution of the United States.

• True

• False

2. The states were designed to have a strong state government and a weak central or federal government.

• True

• False

3. In 1786 there were three branches of government in the United States.

• True

• False

4. The Congress of the United States was poorly designed, weak, and had little power over the thirteen states.

• True

• False

5. Congress had to ask the thirteen states for permission to pass laws.

• True

• False

6. In the 1780's the United States had many problems. The biggest was their economy.

• True

• False

7. During tis period, the new United States government owed a lot of money to merchants that had been borrowed to fight the American Revolution.

• True

• False

8. The citizens were struggling, were broke, and were being charged high tariffs/taxes to pay war debts.

• True

• False

9. Many people during this time believed something needed to be done about the new government in the United States.

• True

• False

10. In 1786 Daniel Shay decided to protest the economic conditions by attacking the government armory in Massachusetts.

• True

• False