Articles of Confederation Mini Quiz

At the 1st Continental Congress...

• They wrote the Constitution

• They pledged to cut off trade with England and meet again in a year
• They rejected the Declaration of Independence

At the 2nd Continental Congress...

• They ratified the Constitution
• They cut off trade with England

• They wrote the Declaration of Independence

In the beginning, how were American colonies treated by England?

• They were ignored by England and felt very sad about it
• They were ignored and allowed to have a lot of self-rule, which they were happy about.
• They felt suffocated by all the attention England paid to them and hated it.

Which state would be upset by the Articles of Confederation giving equal representation in Congress?

• A large highly populated state like Virginia
• A small state with a small population like Rhode Island

The Articles of Confederation created which branch of government?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch

10. How did the new Constitution help states settle disputes with one another?

• Created a Judicial Branch and a court system
• Allowed the national government to collect taxes
• Laws passed by Congress became superior to state laws and the Congress could enforce those laws.

How did the new Constitution address the following problem: The government could not require states to send military forces to help other states.

• Created a Judicial Branch and a court system
• Allowed the national government to collect taxes
• Laws passed by Congress became superior to state laws and the Congress could enforce those laws.

Since England needed money to pay for fighting elsewhere, England angered the colonists by...

• raising taxes
• ignoring colonists' petitions/complaints
• claimed England could make any laws they wanted

The national government COULD NOT do which of the following under the Articles of Confederation? (Choose 3 answers.)

• declare war
• enforce any laws that it made
• work out trade agreements between states
• collect taxes
• be led by a president

The Declaration of Independence was mostly written by...

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin