Ch. 5 lesson 1 : A more Perfect Union

Americans were ready to concentrate power in the hands of a single ruler.

• true

• false

By the end of 1776, all states had written their own constitutions.

• true

• false

Under the Articles of Confederation, central government could carry out foreign affairs.

• true

• false

Changes to the Articles had to be approved by a total of 13 states

• True

• false

The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the ________

• Govenor

• President

• Representatives

• Senators

The Americans formed a republic, a government in which citizens rule through

• appointed representatives

• a monarchy

• elected representatives

One of the Confederation's accomplishments was an arrangement for___________

• currency to be created

• foreign troops

• settling western lands

• the military

What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?

• Mississippi

  Territory

• Northwest

  Territory

• Western Territory

• Ohio Territory

One major weakness of the Confederation was that it could not deal with

• drawing maps

• Native Americans

• New states

• the nation's finances