Founding Principles Review

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The first official government of our country was...

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The Articles of Confederation

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Which branch[es] of government did the Articles of Confederation contain? Options: Legislative (congress), Executive (president), Judicial (courts), all of these

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Legislative (congress)

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The Articles of Confederation government had the power to...

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declare war

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One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government

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was unable to collect taxes from the states to pay their debt

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The Northwest Ordinance passed by the Articles of Confederation government allowed what to happen in the west?

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territories to become new states

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What was the rebellion started by farmers angry about being in debt and having their land taken away?

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Shays' Rebellion

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Why was Shays' Rebellion important?

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It proved that the United States needed a stronger central government.

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The original goal of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to...

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revise the Articles of Confederation

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What did the "Virginia Plan" from James Madison propose?

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a bicameral legislature where representation was based on population

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What was the main difference between the "Virginia Plan" and the "New Jersey Plan"?

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how many representatives each state would get in Congress