WorksheetsReview of Chapter 3 Section 1
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The group that created the Articles of Confederation was the:
a)
Second Continental Congress
b)
Confederation Congress
c)
The Article Avengers
d)
First Continental Congress
2.
The document that became our nation's first national constitution was the:
a)
US Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Olive Branch Petition
3.
An area of land that is part of a country but not yet a state is called this term.
a)
province
b)
township
c)
territory
d)
section
4.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for lands west of these mountains to be measured.
a)
Andes
b)
Alps
c)
Appalachian
d)
Rocky
5.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for land to be surveyed into 6 by 6 miles squares called ??
a)
counties
b)
sections
c)
townships
d)
regions
6.
According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, one section of each township was to be used to support ????
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
schools
d)
farmers
7.
What was the total number of "steps" for a territory to become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
8.
When ????? free persons lived in a territory, a legislature would be elected.
a)
500
b)
5,000
c)
50,000
d)
500,000
9.
When a territory had a population of ????? a constitution could be written and the territory could become a state.
a)
5,000
b)
6,000
c)
50,000
d)
60,000
10.
On April 15, 1783 Congress ratified, officially approved, what Treaty to end the War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris 1763
c)
Treaty of Yorktown
d)
Treaty of Paris 1963
11.
How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?
a)
People hoped for a new revolution.
b)
People worried about having a weak central government.
c)
People wanted more individual rights.
d)
It put more farmers' in debtors jail.
12.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
13.
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
the Government
c)
all of the farmers were leaders
d)
Thomas Hobbes
14.
Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
b)
Negotiate treaties
c)
Levy taxes
d)
Declare war and peace
15.
Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against
a)
unfair taxes and farmer debt
b)
the death penalty
c)
no judicial system
d)
debtors' prisons
16.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
17.
For any changes to the Articles of Confederation, Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.
a)
all
b)
7 of the
c)
9 of the
d)
just a majority of the
18.
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for
a)
statehood
b)
federal funding
c)
infrastructure grants
19.
Why did the 2nd Continental Congress not include an executive or judicial branch under the AOC?
a)
They feared a strong national government
b)
they feared the threat of a foreign invasion
c)
they were willing to put up with a tyrannical Congress
d)
They wanted to copy the British monarchy
20.
Congress never had any money because under the Articles they did NOT have the power to ____.
a)
print money
b)
sell items to other countries
c)
tax
d)
spend money
21.
Under the Articles the US Government did not have a _________ or a national ______________.
a)
president; bank
b)
president; court system
c)
court sytem; currency ($)
d)
court system; holiday
22.
What is a list of essential freedoms that a government cannot
take away from its citizens.
take away from its citizens.
a)
A Bill of Rights
b)
Essential Freedoms Document
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Dr. Taylor's "Be" Attitudes
23.
How many states were required to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
a)
At least 12 states
b)
Only half representing 7
c)
2/3 representing 9 states
d)
All 13
24.
The state constitutions limited the power of the _____________ because the colonists had been unhappy with the governors appointed by the British Crown.
a)
Governors
b)
President
c)
Legislators
d)
Courts
25.
Who was the last state to ratify the Articles off Confederation?
a)
Georgia
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Maryland
d)
South Carolina
26.
What was a huge weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
lack of army
b)
It had no legislative branch
c)
The judicial was too powerful
d)
The executive was too powerful
27.
What was the Land Ordinance about?
a)
Cutting up large parcels of land for sale
b)
Give section of land for public schools
c)
Give land to war veterans
d)
all the above
28.
Why did the U.S. need the Land Ordinance?
a)
to fund public schooling
b)
to raise money because they can't tax people
c)
the Northeast was overpopulated
d)
the surveyors needed more work to do
29.
What events led to Shays' Rebellion?
a)
unfair taxes
b)
taking away property
c)
always causing personal debt
d)
all of the above
30.
Why did the Annapolis Convention fail?
a)
delegates from every state showed up
b)
General Washington died
c)
Only 5 delegates showed up
d)
slavery was banned
31.
Who was trying to block off the Mississippi from the Americans?
a)
New England
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
China
32.
What was the problem with currency under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
States could print their own money
b)
The states could set the value of their own money.
c)
The states had to give a majority to the federal government.
d)
There were no problems with currency at this time
33.
The problem with having no court system under the Articles of Confederation was that...
a)
no one would go to jail
b)
disputes between states or citizens of different states could not be settled fairly
c)
there wa no system to license lawyers
34.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
35.
Why did citizens have trouble trading between states?
a)
The state governments created taxes on goods outside it's borders to make people trade inside the state
b)
The currencies of one state and another state were different in type and value
c)
The national government had no way of controlling trade between the states
d)
All of the Above
36.
The capital of the United States had to be moved numerous times under the Confederation Congress because:
a)
they were looking for their permanent home
b)
Revolutionary War veterans were pressuring the Congress to pay them for their service directly outside of Independence Hall
c)
Washington D.C was still under construction and they had to see if that type of climate was best for the documents
d)
The rules of the Articles of Confederation stated that the capital be moved every so often not to give one state too much power
37.
Which state struggled mightily with the value of their currency because the state print out too much of it?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Maryland
d)
Ohio
38.
Which of the following is not a power of the Confederation Congress?
a)
Establish a postal office
b)
Create a currency
c)
Declare War
d)
Create and collect taxes
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