Chapter 10 Articles of Confederation TEST review

What was the Articles of Confederation considered to be for the new nation?

• The first governing document

• A peace treaty

• A trade agreement

• A military alliance

What did the former colonies want to manage according to the Articles of Confederation?

• Their local affairs

• International trade

• Military operations

• National currency

What did the states hold more power than, according to the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government

• The military

• The judicial system

• The economy

What was required for any changes to the Articles of Confederation?

• Unanimous consent

• A simple majority

• Presidential approval

• A public referendum

Which of the following was a power of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Declare War

• Regulate trade

• Tax citizens

• Control education

What event happened first in the chronological order related to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• The American revolution ends

• Congress passes the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Great Britain gives the Northwest Territory to the United States

• The Constitution is written

When can a territory elect its own leaders?

• When it has 5,000 free adult males

• When it has 10,000 free adult males

• When it has 60,000 free people

• When it has 1,000 free adult males

What is required for a territory to apply for statehood?

• 5,000 free adult males

• 10,000 free people

• 60,000 free people

• 1,000 free people

Which government had no power to tax or regulate trade?

• State Government

• National Government

• Local Government

• Communistic Government

Who wrote an autobiography revealing the experiences of enslaved people?

• Benjamin Banneker

• Elizabeth Freeman

• Olaudah Equiano

• Thomas Jefferson