WorksheetsArticles of Confederation Review
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was one major achievement of the Articles of Confederation?
It united all 13 states under one government during the American Revolution
It had the ability to tax and raise funds to help its citizens
It created a national currency
It established a powerful ruling leader
Why did the Founding Fathers create a very weak central government?
They wanted a strong king
They were concerned to give leaders in a central government too much power.
They believed that the states would be less powerful than the central government
They believed two houses of Congress would be the best type of representation for the people.
Most people wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation by 1787 because...
The executive branch in the central government had become tyrannical
Many felt a stronger government was needed to protect the people
Most felt a judicial branch was vital to survival of the country
Most felt the states were too weak
The inability to collect taxes was a major weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation due to...
the states charging high taxes to their citizens
the economic problems of many farmers of the time period
the cause of many citizens to lose their homes and jobs due to a poor economy
the inability of the central government to raise funds except by asking the states to voluntarily contribute
One strength of the Continental Congress was the creation of...
Land reform bill
Northwest Ordinance
Louisiana Purchase
Declaration of Independence
In the Articles of Confederation, if any power was not expressly given to the Congress it was reserved to the...
state government
central government
township government
new territory government
What is a republican form of government?
The people are ruled by a king or queen
The people are ruled, by a small, powerful elite group
The people are represented by a group of elected leaders
The people are ruled over by a single, powerful individual
The time period of the Articles of Confederation are considered a "critical time period" because...
the central government was ineffective
the U.S. went to war with France
the U.S. tripled in size in 1 year
three states seceded from the U.S.
Why was the central government unable to raise the necessary money needed to run the government?
The states took all the money from the citizens
The central government only took money from the state legislatures
the central government was not allowed to collect taxes
state governments refused to allow the central government to pass laws
