WorksheetsArticles of Confederation Unit 2.1
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Limiting the power of the government, and spelling out the rights of citizens is two reasons why states write?
Constitutions
Songs
Anthems
Rules
The Virginia Bill of Rights listed
freedoms the government promised to protect
rights for the landowners only
rights for the minority races
freedoms that were promised to the wealthy
During colonial times states divided power between?
The Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch, and the Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch and the Executive Branch.
In colonial times, the ______________________ was the executive of the colonial government.
President
Congress
Governor
King
Prior to the constitution, you had to be 21, a white male, and a property owner or pay taxes, in order to?
own land
own a business
own a boat
vote
Delegates at the Continental Congress believed that the colonies needed to be united by a?
Communist Governmet
Central Government
Socialist Government
A Monarchy
When writing the Articles of Confederation, states were reluctant to give up their?
Power
Land
Taxes
Citizens
In 1781 the 2nd Continental Congress ratified the 1st Constitution which we call the?
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
According to the Articles of Confederation each state would get _____________ vote(s).
6
votes based on population
1
13
According the Articles of Confederation it was ____________ who could declare war.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation it was only the ________________ that could tax its citizens.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation it was the ___________________ who could regulate trade, both foreign and domestic.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation the _________________ could coin money.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation it was the ______________________ that regulated trade, both foreign and domestic.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation it was the ___________________ that could conduct foreign affairs, like treaties.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation it was _______________________________ who passed laws.
The States
The Continental Congress
According to the Articles of Confederation it was the _______________________ who enforced the laws.
The States
The Continental Congress
Under the Articles of Confederation it was the _________________ who had more power in the United States.
The States
The Continental Congress
It took over 3 years to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Maryland refused to ratify until Virginia and other states agreed to do what?
Join the Confederate States of America
Join the Union
Cede their western land claims
Cede their Canadian land claims
Foreign countries took advantage of the ___________________ weaknesses, for example; Spain closed the Port of New Orleans and the British refused to leave the Ohio River Valley.
American Constitution
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
This map is the result of what policy from the Articles of Confederation?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Land Ordinance of 1785
Mayflower Compact of 1620
U.S. Constitution
According to the Land Ordinance of 1785 States were to be divided up into ________________ and _______________.
Team 1 and Team 2
Counties and States
Townships and Sections
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress sold sections of land for $640 in order to pay for the?
War Debt
Trade Debt
White House Debt
Exploration Debt
Under the Articles of Confederation's Land Ordinance of 1785 one section in each township will be set aside for?
A Town Hall
A Convention Center
A Race Track
Public Schools
Which of these were NOT weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Land Disputes
Money Problems
Weak Central Government
None of the above
The purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was to?
solve money problems
declare war
regulate trade
set up a government in the Northwest Territory.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois under the Northwest Ordinance, were part of the ___________________ territory.
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, set up a government for the Northwest Territory.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, Outlawed Slavery.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, set up system of settling the Northwest Territory.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, guaranteed the basic rights of its citizens.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest ordinance of 1787
This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, provided a way to admit new states.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, divided new states into Townships 24 sq.miles, and Sections 4 sq. miles.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, to become a state a territory had to?
Pay $1,000,000
have a population of 1,000 and petition congress
have a population of 60,000 and petition congress
get a militia and begin a war
Shay's Rebellion showed that,under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was to?
Strong
Weak
Small
Big
The Articles of Confederation created....?
A Dictatorship
A Monarchy with one king
A strong alliance of the 13 united colonies
A loose alliance of the 13 independent colonies
Daniel Shay started his rebellion as a result of debtors being sent to prison and farms being seized, it then became a fight about the protection of citizens?
property
basic rights
livestock
family dog
The end result of Shay's Rebellion was for the Continental Congress to call for?
A revision of the Articles of Confederation
A vote to allow states to be independent
