P5 - Articles of Confederation (Bluebook 5)

Match: 1. Started by farmers in Massachusetts who were losing their farms.

• states

• Shays' Rebellion

• taxation

• strong central government

• Articles of Confederation

Match: 2. Form of government during the American Revolution.

• states

• Shays' Rebellion

• taxation

• strong central government

• Articles of Confederation

Match: 3. Had to approve important acts under the Articles.

• states

• Shays' Rebellion

• taxation

• strong central government

• Articles of Confederation

Match: 4. Fear of this was in the minds of many American colonists in the 1780s.

• states

• Shays' Rebellion

• taxation

• strong central government

• Articles of Confederation

Match: 5. This power was lacking in the Articles of Confederation.

• states

• Shays' Rebellion

• taxation

• strong central government

• Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation acted as the first U.S. Constitution.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Articles were weak because of the fear of a strong central government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Shays' Rebellion was carried out to support a weak central government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Declaration of Independence was signed before the Articles of Confederation were written.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Articles were drawn up by the Second Continental Congress.

• TRUE

• FALSE