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WorksheetsArticles of Confederation Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Under the Articles of Confederation, the 13 states were like
13 independent nations
a separate town
united states
one large nation
Under the Articles of Confederation, _______ had more power.
the national government
the 13 states
The Articles of Confederation was a (a) system of government.
The British system of government is an example of a ______ system.
confederal
federal
unitary
The Articles of Confederation is an example of a _____ system of government.
unitary
federal
confederal
A ______ system of government gives more power to the states and less power to the national government.
federal
confederal
unitary
In order to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, ______ had to agree.
9 out of 13 states
all 13 states
11 out of 13 states
The founding fathers created a weak federal government on purpose.
True
False
Shays' Rebellion helped the founding fathers to _____.
see problems within their weak government.
see that they need a national army.
see that they need someone to take charge of the national government.
see that they needed the help of the British.
see that they were not ready for independence from Britain.
Select the true statement(s).
The government of Massachusetts promised the soldiers that they didn't have to pay taxes during the war.
The government of Massachusetts kept its promise.
The government of Massachusetts broke the promise and the angry citizens organized a rebellion against the government.
Farmers were losing their land because they couldn't pay the taxes.
Alexander Hamilton staged the rebellion against the government of Massachusetts.
The American Revolutionary War ended with the Treaty of Paris in the year
(a)
The founding fathers did not want to create a government that was like the British government.
True
False
Congress did not have the _____to make the states pay taxes.
idea
power
money
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no central government.
True
False
We still use the Articles of Confederation today.
True
False
There was a national army and a navy under the Articles of Confederation.
True
False
The founding fathers went to a meeting called ________ to rewrite the Articles of Confederation.
the First Continental Congress
the Second Continental Congress
the Constitutional Convention
The national government had ______ over the state governments.
no control
total control
Shays' Rebellion ended when _______ took control because there was no federal army.
the national guard
the United States Army
Massachusetts militia
angry citizens
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to ______.
tax
enforce federal laws
make currency
declare war
The United States government was in debt because
the 13 states did not pay enough taxes.
they spent too much money on the war.
they owed the French a lot of money
The Treaty of Paris _____ ended the American Revolutionary War.
1763
1776
1783
1775
The Constitution was the first government of the United States of America.
True
False
The Confederal System gives more power to the states.
True
False
In the Unitary System of Government, the central government has all of the power.
True
False
Under the ____________, the central government could not collect taxes.
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Under the ____ system, states have all of the power.
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution gave ______ the power to collect taxes.
Congress
the states
the president
Parliament
The Constitution solved some major problems with the Articles of Confederation. Identify three of the problems.
The lack of a state govenment
The inability to collect taxes.
The lack of a national or cental government
The inability to pay for an army or navy to defend the nation
The Founding Fathers wanted to create a government that would not force citizens to pay taxes like Parliament did with the British citizens. This is why they created the Articles of Confederation, a weak government system.
True
False
______ gave the national government more power and the states less power.
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
