US History/Unit 5 Review- Government in Theory

True or False?  The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.

• True

• False

How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress?

• 
  5 out of 13

• 
  9 out of 13

• 10 out of 13

• 2 out of 13

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9

• 13

• 10

• 15

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States

• Continental Congress

• The National Government

• The Legislative Branch

Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

• 
  Daniel Shays

• the Government

• all of the farmers were leaders

• Thomas Hobbes

Shays' Rebellion represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation

• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• 
  wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• 
  were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

Who was the president under the articles?

• George Washington

• 
  Each governor voted on a president

• 
  The most senior Senator

• There wasn't one

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could

• sign treaties and create taxes

• 
  sign treaties and declare war

• 
  declare war and create taxes

• 
  none of the above

How many colonies were there in total?

• 12

• 11

• 15

• 13