Articles of Confederation and Shay's Rebellion

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government

• not giving enough power to the states

• VERY POWERFUL GOVERNMENT

• Rebellious Government

Answer explanation

Remember Articles of Confederation is not strong because of the flaws(mistakes) in the written laws

During the American Revolution, why would delegates created a Central Federal government weak with States stronger?

• To make a government with less control- limited power

• To match the Central government of Great Britain

The 13 colonies now 13 states delegates made Articles of Confederation made a system of government strong like Great Britain.....

• TRUE

• FALSE

The taxes fell most heavily on farmers, particularly poor farmers.

• This cause a rebellion because it was unfair

• Cause a Revolution

• This cause for people to go back to join the KING

Answer explanation

Colonists do not want to get tax they just came out of that ruling with KING GEORGE III

Farmers found it impossible to pay their taxes as well as their mortgages(RENT) and debts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Articles of Confederation created a ______________ central government

• Strong

• Weak

Why was the central government weak under the Articles of Confederation?

• People did not know what a strong government looked like

• People were afraid the king would start another war

• People had just fought a war for independence from a powerful government

• People wanted the states to be rigid with central control

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could

• sign treaties and create taxes

• declare war and create taxes

• sign treaties and declare war

• none of the above

Under the Articles of Confederation Choose all the things that the government could not do

• make laws

• establish a national army

• make people obey the laws

• regulate trade

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5