Articles of Confederation Quiz Review

What year was the Articles of Confederation ratified?

• 1777

• 1781

• 1787

• 1791

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Which rebellion highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by exposing its inability to maintain public order?

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Shays' Rebellion

• Pontiac's Rebellion

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following was a power held by Congress?

• To regulate trade

• To levy taxes

• To make treaties

• To enforce laws

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What was the main purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To establish guidelines for statehood

• To survey and divide western lands

• To create a new constitution

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Which ordinance established a method for admitting new states to the Union from the Northwest Territory?

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Missouri Compromise

• Homestead Act

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What was a significant weakness of the Articles of Confederation regarding Congress?

• Congress could declare war but not raise an army

• Congress could not enforce laws

• Congress could not coin money

• All of the above

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How many states needed to approve the Articles of Confederation for it to be ratified?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

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What was the primary goal of Shays' Rebellion?

• To protest high taxes and economic injustice

• To support the British during the Revolutionary War

• To expand slavery into the Northwest Territory

• To overthrow the U.S. Constitution

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Which of the following was NOT a power of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• To appoint a President

• To amend the Articles

• To establish a postal system

• To resolve disputes between states

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What was the impact of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 on education?

• It banned public education in the territories

• It required territories to provide public schooling

• It ignored educational provisions

• It established private schooling as mandatory

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