Articles of Confederation Review

Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?

• To make the United States bigger

• To pay off debt from the war

• Because Thomas Jefferson wanted to make it

• People were tired of living on the East coast

The states included in this land ordinance made up the...

• Northern Territory

• Midwest Territory

• Northwest Territory

• Great Lakes Territory

Because of the Articles  of  Confederarion the government could NOT regulate(control) ______ among the states.

• food quality
• laws
• travel
• commerce (trade)

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?

• Legislative & Executive
• Executive & Judicial
• Judicial & Legislative
• Executive & Oak

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak
• strong
• both strong and weak
• neither  strong nor  weak

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Which of the following was NOT a power of the national government?

• Creating and collecting taxes

• declaring war and making treaties

• creating an army and a navy

• borrowing money

Why were laws difficult to enact (create)?

• There was no set method for making laws

• 9 out of the 13 states had to approve of each law

• 2/3 of the people in the country had to vote to approve laws

• Every single state had to approve of each law

Which picture is the best representation of the Articles of Confederation?

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