3.1 Quiz - Articles of Confederation

The first 10 Amendments are called the....

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which of the following was the FIRST US Constitution?

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation

In 1787, 55 delegates came together and wrote the current US Constitution, but what was the original goal of the Convention?

• To elect the first US President

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To create a brand new Constitution

• To end the war against Britain

A rebellion led by Massachusetts farmers caused by high taxes and heavy debt.....

• Boston Tea Party

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War

• Shay's Rebellion

Shay's Rebellion led to people realizing that the Central government was powerless and needed ________ power

• More

• Less

The Articles of Confederation wanted to restrict the Central Government's power, but did allow them to.....

• Appoint National Judges

• Settle conflicts among the states

• Supply troops to the states

• Raise taxes

The success of Shay's Rebellion.....

• Led to the Boston Tea Party

• Freed Slaves

• Ended the Revolutionary War

• Forced courts to close and prevented judges from taking farmers' land away

The Articles of Confederation took several ears to be ratified because all of the states had to agree on...

• Control of western land

• Whether to add a Bill of Rights

• Who would become President

• How the American Revolution would end

A series of 85 essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay published to convince people to approve the Constitution.

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Ordinance of 1787

• Federalists Papers

Group of people who feared that the Central government would become too powerful under the new constitution

• Anti- Federalists

• Revolutionaries

• Patriots

• Federalists