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US Foundation Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best description of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

It is the US Constitution used in present times that created 3 branches of government in the United States.

b)

It was a document declaring the 13 colonies' independence from Great Britain.

c)

It was a declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

d)

It is a document adopted during the American Revolution that developed a national government for the 13 states.

2.

What form of government was created with the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Confederation

d)

Dictatorship

3.

Which of the following describe the national government under the Articles of Confederation?


(Check all that apply)

a)

Power to tax

b)

Unicameral (1 branch of government)

c)

Print Money

d)

Enforce Laws

e)

Conduct foreign affairs

4.

Which of the following characterizes the states' powers under the Articles of Confederation?


(Check all that apply)

a)

Print Money

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Make Laws

d)

Borrow Money

e)

Declare War

5.

Which of the following is considered a success for the Articles of Confederation because it established a process for adding states and helping develop governments in new territories?

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Northwest Passage

6.

Why did Daniel Shay lead an uprising of farmers to attack the Massachusetts's courthouses and tax collectors?

a)

Taxes and seizing land

b)

Citizens were being denied their right to vote

c)

They did not want to pay the stamp act

d)

They wanted representation in parliament

7.

What did Shay's Rebellion reveal about the state of the new National government?

a)

It was strong and able to help states in crisis

b)

It was too powerful and reminded the states of monarchies

c)

It revealed the need to have a dictator making decisions for the nation

d)

It was weak and could not help states in crisis

8.

How did the structure of the national government change?


(Check all that apply)

a)

from unicameral to bicameral

b)

from 1 branch to 3 branches

c)

there were no changes

d)

the reinstated a monarch

9.

How did the new government solve the issue of representation?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Virginia Plan

c)

The New Plan

d)

The 3/5 Compromise

10.

How did views on slavery impact the debate of representation?

a)

Everyone wanted to count slaves in the population.

b)

It wasn't an issue

c)

Free states argued slaves were property and could not be counted.

d)

Slave gained their full rights