Articles of Confederation/Shay's Rebellion/NW Ordinance

The Articles of Confederation served as?

• Ended the Revolutionary War

• The First Constitution of our Country

• Started the Revolutionary War

• The Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation gave the states the power to run the government.

• True

• False

In the Articles of Confederation the 13 States made decisions based on a consensus.

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, all states had the same currency.

• True

• False

Based on the Articles of Confederation, The Americans did not want to create a strong government because they feared it might become a tyrant.

• True

• False

Based on the Articles of Confederation, The states acted more like 13 separate countries, not one unified country.

• True

• False

Which of the following played a role in causing Shay's Rebellion?

• Continental Congress had no money because the Articles of Confederation did not give them the power to raise or collect taxes

• George Washington retired from military service after the Revolutionary War

• Veteran soldiers were not getting the paychecks they were promised when they enlisted for the war

• Courts were imprisoning or repossessing soldiers' houses and farms because they could not pay their debts

• The British launched a new invasion of America because they saw that it was economically weak and divided about the issue of slavery

Which statement BEST explains why the farmers shut down the courthouses during Shay’s Rebellion?

• If the courts were closed they could not hold trials to imprison farmers and take their land.

• If the courts were closed the government could not stop them because they could not issue orders to the military to intervene.

• If the courts were closed the government could not steal the farmers land or rip them off in tax law proceeding.

In the Land Ordinance of 1785. The government gained control over the "lands in the western territory by [__________].

• Purchasing land from Native Americans
• War

• Taking it from Natives

• Trade

In the Land Ordinance of 1785 how many lots in a township were reserved for the government?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6