CIVICS--Module 2.1 (Articles of Confederation)

What is the title of the Declaration of Independence?

• The Declaration of the Thirteen Colonies

• The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America

• The United Declaration of the Thirteen Colonies

• The Declaration of Independence of the United States

What phrase in the Declaration of Independence might lead the reader to think of the United States as a singular unit?

• When in the course of human events

• It becomes necessary for one people

• The unanimous declaration

• To be Free and Independent States

How does the end of the Declaration of Independence refer to the states?

• Sovereign States

• Thirteen Colonies

• United States

• Independent States

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

When was the motion for independence introduced in the Second Continental Congress?

• Five days after the Declaration of Independence was signed

• Five days after the Articles of Confederation were adopted

• Five days after the committee was formed

• Five days after the Articles of Confederation were ratified

When did the Articles of Confederation go into effect?

• March 1, 1779

• March 1, 1781

• March 1, 1783

• March 1, 1785

What did the Articles of Confederation create among the states?

• A strong central government

• A "league of friendship"

• A national currency

• A federal judiciary

According to Article II of the Articles of Confederation, what did each state retain?

• Its own military

• Its sovereignty, freedom, and independence

• Its own currency

• Its own executive authority

What was the structure of the government created by the Articles of Confederation?

• It had a legislative, executive, and judicial branch

• It had only a legislative branch

• It had only an executive branch

• It had only a judicial branch

How many votes did each state have in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four