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Articles of Confederation Unit 2.1

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Limiting the power of the government, and spelling out the rights of citizens is two reasons why states write?

a)

Constitutions

b)

Songs

c)

Anthems

d)

Rules

2.

The Virginia Bill of Rights listed

a)

freedoms the government promised to protect

b)

rights for the landowners only

c)

rights for the minority races

d)

freedoms that were promised to the wealthy

3.

During colonial times states divided power between?

a)

The Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch

b)

The Judicial Branch, and the Executive Branch

c)

The Legislative Branch and the Executive Branch.

4.

In colonial times, the ______________________ was the executive of the colonial government.

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Governor

d)

King

5.

Prior to the constitution, you had to be 21, a white male, and a property owner or pay taxes, in order to?

a)

own land

b)

own a business

c)

own a boat

d)

vote

6.

Delegates at the Continental Congress believed that the colonies needed to be united by a?

a)

Communist Governmet

b)

Central Government

c)

Socialist Government

d)

A Monarchy

7.

When writing the Articles of Confederation, states were reluctant to give up their?

a)

Power

b)

Land

c)

Taxes

d)

Citizens

8.

In 1781 the 2nd Continental Congress ratified the 1st Constitution which we call the?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Articles of Confederation

9.

According to the Articles of Confederation each state would get _____________ vote(s).

a)

6

b)

votes based on population

c)

1

d)

13

10.

According the Articles of Confederation it was ____________ who could declare war.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

11.

According to the Articles of Confederation it was only the ________________ that could tax its citizens.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

12.

According to the Articles of Confederation it was the ___________________ who could regulate trade, both foreign and domestic.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

13.

According to the Articles of Confederation the _________________ could coin money.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

14.

According to the Articles of Confederation it was the ______________________ that regulated trade, both foreign and domestic.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

15.

According to the Articles of Confederation it was the ___________________ that could conduct foreign affairs, like treaties.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

16.

According to the Articles of Confederation it was _______________________________ who passed laws.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

17.

According to the Articles of Confederation it was the _______________________ who enforced the laws.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

18.

Under the Articles of Confederation it was the _________________ who had more power in the United States.

a)

The States

b)

The Continental Congress

19.

It took over 3 years to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Maryland refused to ratify until Virginia and other states agreed to do what?

a)

Join the Confederate States of America

b)

Join the Union

c)

Cede their western land claims

d)

Cede their Canadian land claims

20.

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.

a)

American Constitution

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Articles of Confederation

21.

This map is the result of what policy from the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

b)

Land Ordinance of 1785

c)

Mayflower Compact of 1620

d)

U.S. Constitution

22.

According to the Land Ordinance of 1785 States were to be divided up into ________________ and _______________.

a)

Team 1 and Team 2

b)

Counties and States

c)

Townships and Sections

23.

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress sold sections of land for $640 in order to pay for the?

a)

War Debt

b)

Trade Debt

c)

White House Debt

d)

Exploration Debt

24.

Under the Articles of Confederation's Land Ordinance of 1785 one section in each township will be set aside for?

a)

A Town Hall

b)

A Convention Center

c)

A Race Track

d)

Public Schools

25.

Which of these were NOT weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Land Disputes

b)

Money Problems

c)

Weak Central Government

d)

None of the above

26.

The purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was to?

a)

solve money problems

b)

declare war

c)

regulate trade

d)

set up a government in the Northwest Territory.

27.

Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois under the Northwest Ordinance, were part of the ___________________ territory.

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southeast

28.

This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, set up a government for the Northwest Territory.

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

29.

This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, Outlawed Slavery.

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

30.

This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, set up system of settling the Northwest Territory.

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

31.

This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, guaranteed the basic rights of its citizens.

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Northwest ordinance of 1787

32.

This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, provided a way to admit new states.

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

33.

This legislation, under the Articles of Confederation, divided new states into Townships 24 sq.miles, and Sections 4 sq. miles.

a)

Land Ordinance of 1785

b)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

34.

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, to become a state a territory had to?

a)

Pay $1,000,000

b)

have a population of 1,000 and petition congress

c)

have a population of 60,000 and petition congress

d)

get a militia and begin a war

35.

Shay's Rebellion showed that,under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was to?

a)

Strong

b)

Weak

c)

Small

d)

Big

36.

The Articles of Confederation created....?

a)

A Dictatorship

b)

A Monarchy with one king

c)

A strong alliance of the 13 united colonies

d)

A loose alliance of the 13 independent colonies

37.

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?

a)

property

b)

basic rights

c)

livestock

d)

family dog

38.

The end result of Shay's Rebellion was for the Continental Congress to call for?

a)

A revision of the Articles of Confederation

b)

A vote to allow states to be independent