Topic 2.1: Articles of Confederation

True or False: 9 out of 13 states were needed to pass a law in Congress under the Articles.

• True

• False

True or False: The Articles of Confederation were weak because the states had no power.

• True

• False

True or False: Under the Articles only states could print money and establish currency.

• True

• False

True or False: The Articles gave each state one vote in the one house legislature.

• True

• False

Under the earliest state constitutions, each state government was divided into what branches?

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Executive, legislative, and judicial

• Governor and court system

• Congress and governor

Which of the follow were powers given to Congress? (Mark all that apply)

• Tax

• Enforce laws

• Make money

• Conduct foreign affairs

• Regulate trade

Which of the following best describes the reason national leaders created a weak constitution?

• To be able to easily change the constitution

• It was only meant to be temporary

• To keep the states’ rights and powers supreme

• They were afraid of a republic

Which of the following was the first constitution of the United States?

• The Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

Shay’s Rebellion reflected the discontent of which of the following groups?

• Merchants who resented the Massachusetts state government

• Farmers towards the taxes levied by the government of Massachusetts

• Massachusetts state legislatures towards rural citizens

• National leaders towards Britain

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?

• It gave Congress the power to regulate trade between states.

• It gave Congress the power to tax in order to buy the war debt.

• It was a law passed by Congress that allowed the government to deal with British troops in the Great Lakes.

• It provided a systematic way for new states to be admitted to the United States.