USH Ch 5 L1 A More Perfect Union

Americans were determined to ​ (a)   the power of a single ruler.

• limit
• increase
• give

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8.2.2

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

• True

• False

Changes to the Articles had to be approved by a total of 9 states.

• True

• False

Changes to the Articles had to be approved by a total of ​ (a)   states.

• 13
• 9
• 10

To approve a new law, _______ states needed to approve it.

• 10

• 9

• 13

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

• appointed representatives

• elected representatives

• kingships

• monarchies

One of the Confederation's accomplishments was an arrangement for

• currency to be created.

• settling western lands

• foreign troops.

• 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

• Ohio Territory

• Northwest Territory

• Western Territory

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

• drawing maps

• Native Americans

• new states

• the nation's finances

Most states set up ​ (a)   legislatures to divide the work of government. The people agreed the new country should be a ​ (b)   , allowing the citizens to rule through elected representatives. To help settle the new lands, the Confederation Congress passed ​ (c)   . The paper bills Congress printed during the war ​ (d)   so far that they were worth almost nothing.

• bicameral
• republic
• ordinances
• depreciated
• clause