Articles vs Constituion Review

What form of government did the new nation believe would best serve them?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Direct democracy

Why was there a fear of creating a new government with a strong central authority?

• Fear of high taxation

• Fear of foreign invasion

• Fear of creating a new monarchy

• Fear of economic collapse

Who was appointed to chair the committee that would later go on to draft the Articles of Confederation?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Dickinson

• Benjamin Franklin

How did the Articles of Confederation continue the structure and operation of government from the Revolutionary War?

• Electing George Washington President

• By continuing the monarchy system

• By maintaining the structure set up by the Continental Congress

• By creating a new system of government

What did Dickinson's notes reveal about the states' agreement under the Articles of Confederation? (2 things)

• They agreed the government should be headed by a President

• They agreed on key government should have 3 branches

• They agreed on the structure of the judicial system

• They agreed government should have power to conduct foreign relations

• They agreed government should have power to regulate trade

From when to when did the Articles of Confederation serve as the government of the United States?

• 1776-1783

• 1781-1787

• 1789-1797

• 1777-1781

What was the nature of the confederation set up by the Articles of Confederation?

• A strong centralized government

• A league of friendship with states remaining independent

• A single nation with no state independence

• A military alliance with no political authority

Which of the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• New laws needed approval of all states

• Weak central or federal government

• Government had no power to collect taxes or regulate trade

• To change or amend the Articles required all 13 states to agree

• New laws needed approval 9 of 13 states

Which ordinance set out the rules and procedures territories had to follow in order to become U.S. states?

• Ordinance of 1783

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Eastern Ordinance of 1785

• Southern Ordinance of 1786

What was the result of the 1783 peace treaty between the United States and Britain?

• The United States lost all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River

• The United States gained control over Florida only

• The United States got all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from The Great Lakes to Florida

• The United States had to share control of the Great Lakes with Britain