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WorksheetsArticles of Confederation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
2.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?
a)
The ability to sign peace treaties
b)
Shays' Rebellion
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
60,000 Ordinance
6.
Why was the U.S. Army so weak under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
There was only 1 branch of government
b)
States could refuse to provide soldiers
c)
The nation had no common currency
d)
All of the above
7.
How many states needed to agree to revise the Articles of Confederation?
a)
3/4
b)
13
c)
2/3
d)
12
8.
Which of the following BEST describes the Articles of Confederation?
a)
A Constitution established after the American Revolution
b)
A Declaration of Independence
c)
The 1st Constitution of the U.S.
d)
A strong form of government
9.
This was a positive piece of legislation under the Articles
a)
Land Ordinance
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Both Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance
d)
Neither ordinance was helpful at all
10.
Who was trying to block off the Mississippi from the Americans?
a)
New England
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
China
11.
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
12.
Why were the U.S. nicknamed the Disunited States by the British?
a)
weakness of the Articles
b)
strength of the Articles
c)
weakness of the Constitution
d)
strength of the Constitution
13.
Under the Northwest Ordinance, could a territory become a state if they allowed slavery?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
14.
Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____
a)
talk; no
b)
bargin; yes
c)
demand; yes
d)
ask; no
15.
The Articles of Confederation said ____ would be the main government.
a)
the President
b)
the King
c)
Congress
d)
the states
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