Articles of Confederation to Constitutional Convention

1.     Why was a formal government, such as the Articles of Confederation, necessary?

• To regulate immigration

• To challenge the Treaty of Paris

• To create a national Bill of Rights

• To unify the 13 colonies under one government

Under the Articles of Confederation, what did Congress not have the power to do?

• sign treaties 

• collect taxes  

• establish post offices 

• declare war

Which is true under the Articles of Confederation?

 

• the national government was all powerful

• the executive branch had more power than Congress

• state governments had more power than the national government

• judges had the power to pass laws

During the Confederation period, what made trade difficult between states?

• Federal laws prevented trade between the states

• A lack of effective transportation methods for products

• Differing state tariff and trade laws

• Bans the transportation of farm products across state lines

Who was Daniel Shays?

• A former soldier and farmer who was worried about losing his farm, so he started a rebellion

• A tax collector from Massachusetts who had to go and collect money from the poor

• He was the Governor of Massachusetts at the time of a huge rebellion by farmers

Why didn’t the newly formed United States get any respect from France and Spain?

• the U.S. military was weak and didn’t scare anyone

• the U.S. owed these countries money

• the U.S. had a weak national government and was hard to deal with

• All of these

Which law provided a way to govern lands of the Ohio River Valley and was considered an  

     accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation?

• federal Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Homestead Act  

• Missouri Compromise

What change did most Americans favor due to the problems faced under the Articles of Confederation?

• To create a stronger national government

• To return to a monarchy

• To give the states complete power 

• To rejoin the British Empire

What were the Federalist Papers?

• The first plan of government for the united States

• A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

• A newspaper of colonial Massachusetts

• A series of essays explaining and urging support of the Constitution

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

• Compromise

• Conclusion

• Argument

• Declaration