NC: Articles of Confederation

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

• Federal System of Government

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses of the Declaration of Independence

• Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution

What system of government did the country have under the Articles of Confederation?

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Federal

• Confederal

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

SS.7.C.1.5

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was addressed by the Constitution?

• The continuation of slavery

• the lack of a national court system

• The absence of a balanced budget

• the need to strengthen the power of the states

SS.7.C.1.5

The illustration above, from a popular almanac in 1787, shows Captain Daniel Shays.

Why did Shays Rebellion send a wave of fear among wealthy merchants and landowners?

• Officers worried about losing their back pay.

• Shays plan to take money from the rich and give it to the poor.

• There was no national army to put down domestic unrest if it spread.

• Bankers and other lenders feared the loss of loans to their national government.

SS.7.C.1.5

How did Americans' experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the Articles of Confederation?

• The new legislature had two houses, just like the British Parliament.

• The states were Sovereign, just as the colonies had been under British rule.

• The new central government was not given any power to direct the military.

• The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 4

The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government that could not tax, regulate trade, no courts, no president, required unanimous consent to amend, no common currency, could not raise an army or navy… which was the only branch that existed under this constitution?

• L

• E

• J