CG.1.7 Articles of Confederation

Study the image , " A Scene in Shay’s Rebellion", and answer the question that follows.

What did this rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation could not protect the nation against invasion.

• The Articles of Confederation threatened the rights of the people and the states.

• The Articles of Confederation would make the federal government too powerful.

• The Articles of Confederation was weak and could not adequately address the nation’s economic problems.

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?   

• The national government lacked the power to regulate trade. 

• The national government lacked a national court system.  

• The national government lacked central leadership.

• The national government lacked the power to tax. 

Which was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• no Chief Executive

• government could not issue currency 

• government could meet as a Congress

• government could not draft citizens into the Army 

The Articles of Confederation did all of the following except

• serve as the first plan of government for the United States

• form a loose union of the states

• divide power among three branches of government

• give Congress power to declare war

In the 1780s, many Americans distrusted a strong central government. Which is the best evidence of this distrust? 

• The development of a Federal court system. 

• The constitutional provision for a strong President. 

• The plan of government set up by the Articles of Confederation. 

• The lack of debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Why is the first national government of the United States called a confederation? 

• States were relatively independent. 

• States were dependent on each other. 

• States were stronger than city government.

• States were weaker than city government. 

What was a primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It called for a large army

• The president had too much power

• Only the central government could make money

• The central government was too weak

Which can be described as a loose alliance of sovereign states with a weak central government? 

• the U.S. Constitution 

• Articles of Confederation 

• Continental Congress 

• The British monarchy

Use the table to answer the question.

How did these weaknesses impact the writing of the Constitution? 

• The Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to legislate.

• The Founding Fathers created a government with three branches. 

• The Founding Fathers created the office of president to settle disputes.

• The Founding Fathers gave the states the power to interpret national laws.

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion? 

• The national government lacked the power to regulate trade.

• The national government lacked a national court system.

• The national government lacked central leadership.

• The national government lacked the power to tax.