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Articles of Confederation USH Kkjerlphs

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which group created the Articles of Confederation?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Confederation Congress
c)
The Annapolis Convention delegates
d)
Second Continental Congress
3.
Because of the Articles, each state got __ vote(s).
a)
1
b)
2
c)
10
d)
more votes if more people live in that state
4.
This was America's 1st constitution, which proved to weak to protect the American people.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Human Rights
5.
One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.
a)
tax
b)
ask
c)
demand
d)
force
6.

Who was the primary author of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Dickinson

d)

Samuel Adams

7.

first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virgina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

e)

Rhode Island

8.

Last Stat to Ratify the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virgina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

9.

How many Articles were in the Articles of Confederation?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

13

d)

12

e)

7

10.

Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

no way to enforce Laws of Congress

b)

states could not have a standing army

c)

Could not raise taxes

d)

one vote per state no matter the population

11.

The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of what document?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The US Constitution

d)

"Gold Digga'"

e)

Bill of Rights

12.

Why were the Articles so Weak? (click all that apply)

a)

because the people don't trust strong Central Government

b)

Fear of English counterattack

c)

People were afraid of Government having too much power.

d)

James Dickinson wasn't as good a writer as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

e)

because they really just wanted George washington to become King.

13.

What Country did the Article allow to join the union of states if they wanted to?

a)

Ireland

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

the Seven Nations of the Iroquois

e)

Canada