Articles Of Confederation Vocabulary

The Articles of Confederation were the first plan of government for the United States of America.

• True

• False

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This event revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• Shays' Rebellion

Men who established the United States and wrote the Articles of Confederation were known as

• Patriots

• Rebels

• Founders

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Under the Articles of Confederation, this part of the government struggled to pay debts because they did not have the power to tax.

• The President

• Congress

• The Founders

A form of government in which power is defined by a constitution.

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

• Monarchy

The government that has power over the entire country or nation is called -

• Limited Government

• State Government

• Federal Government

This was the only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation.

• The President

• Congress

• Supreme Court

After suffering under the King’s rule, the founders thought the new United States of America should have a strong central government that controlled everything.

• True

• False

An armed uprising in Massachusetts led by a group of farmers in response to government policies that caused high debt and property seizures.

• Boston Tea Party

• Sons of Liberty

• Shays' Rebellion

What was the name of the man who led Shays’ Rebellion?

• Daniel Shays

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin