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NC: Articles of Confederation

Authored by Brian York

Social Studies

7th Grade

NC: Articles of Confederation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Federal System of Government

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Weaknesses of the Declaration of Independence

Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Unitary

Parliamentary

Federal

Confederal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

strong state government
weak government
strong central government
legslature

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

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