Quizizz: Articles of Confederation

This is a chart that a student created during class. What would be the best title for this chart?

• Issues with the Continental Congress

• Issues with the United States Constitution

• Issues with the Articles of Confederation

• Issues with the Provincial Congress

What part of the Articles of Confederation made them too weak to meet the needs of the newly created United States of America?

• State governments were not permitted to hold democratic elections.

• The federal government had more power than the state and local governments.

• The federal government was unable to enforce laws and hold state governments accountable.

• State governments were forced to uphold laws they had no say in making.

This chart lists issues America faced as a new nation. Which title completes the chart?

• Strengths of the Articles of Confederation

• Strengths of the United States Constitution

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses of the United States Constitution

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 influence westward expansion?

• It established policies for the creation of new states.

• It stated that new states must allow slavery.

• It created rules for trade between old and new states.

• It divided new states equally between natives and white settlers.

How did the Articles of Confederation reflect the Founding Fathers' distrust of a powerful national government?

• It used the power of the executive branch to control state governments.

• It gave most of the powers to cities and towns.

• It used the power of the judicial branch to limit the national government.

• It placed most of the power with the states.

What did the situation described in this excerpt reveal about the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation protected the welfare of citizens in all states.

• The federal government under the Articles of Confederation was not strong enough to resolve domestic disputes.

• The Articles of Confederation should be amended to give state governments more power to prevent rebellions.

• The court system created under the Articles of Confederation was effective.

This is an excerpt from a law passed in 1787 under the government created by the Articles of Confederation. "And, whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states in all respects whatsoever, and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government…." This law established the procedure for which action?

• approving treaties with foreign nations

• collecting taxes from states

• admitting new states

• naturalizing citizens

Their collective experience as colonists led the authors of the Articles of Confederation to create a government based on which idea?

• A strong central government would act in the best interest of the people.

• One central leader would best represent the will of the people.

• People needed more restrictions on their individual rights.

• People needed protection from a strong central government.

What was the ultimate reason that the Articles of Confederation were unsuccessful and had to be replaced?

• Under the Articles, the states lacked the power to collect taxes.

• Under the Articles, laws passed by Congress were believed to be unfair.

• Under the Articles, the federal government was too weak to enforce laws.

• Under the Articles, Congress was structured similar to Parliament.

What was significant about these two ordinances?

• They required territories to preserve parts of the lands for Native Americans.

• They established ways to distribute land and create new states.

• They maintained the balance between free and slave states in the nation.

• They allowed the United States to sell land to citizens directly.