WorksheetsShay's Rebellion & Articles of Confederation
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the name of the first form of government used by the United States of America?
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Three Branches
United Government of America
The government under the "Articles of Confederation" had which branch(es)?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
All of the above
Which of the following could the Confederation Congress have the power do under the "Articles"?
make treaties
send ambassadors to foreign countries
declare war
All of the above
One major weakness of the federal government under the "Articles of Confederation" was...
its inability to tax the states
its ability to fight in wars
its strong federal currency (money)
none of the above
Under the "Articles of Confederation" the state governments were __________ and the federal government was ___________.
weak, strong
closed, strong
not allowed, weak
strong, weak
What is the name of the series of protests in 1786-87 by Massachusetts farmers over debt and foreclosure (land being taken)?
Massachusetts Mayhem
Articles Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
Boston Debt Party
Why did Daniel Shays and other farmers rebel and start a fight in 1786?
they were angry that the country didn't write a better Constitution
they were in debt, their land was being taken and they were being thrown in prison
they were angry that George Washington was leading the Congress
None of the above
Shays Rebellion helped people in the United States realize...
that we needed a much stronger national (federal) government
that the states needed more power
that each state needed its own currency to trade
that farmers were tough
What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?
to just revise the "Articles of Confederation"
to start over and create a new government
to talk about what kinds of government they liked best
to argue about why the "Articles of Confederation" were actually good
When a conflict is settled by both sides giving up some of what they want, it is called a __________.
opinion
ammendment
compromise
battle
A bicameral legislature has how many law making bodies (groups)?
1
2
3
4
What is an amendment?
a correction or improvement added to a document
a conflict that can only be solved by war
when two sides give up something in order to solve a problem
when you completely change a law
The legislative branch of government...
interprets the laws (says what the law means)
enforces the laws
makes the laws
all of the above
Which branch of government enforces the laws and is led by the president?
legislative
executive
judicial
economic
The judicial branch of government...
interprets the laws (says what the law means)
enforces the laws
makes the laws
all of the above
The form of government where power is divide between the federal and state governments is called _______?
democracy
republic
monarchy
federalism
How did Shays' Rebellion expose the limitations of the government and how were these limitations resolved?
