Articles of Confederation

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True or False?  The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.

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False

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How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress? Options: 5 out of 13, 10 out of 13, 9 out of 13, 2 out of 13

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9 out of 13

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In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree.

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13

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In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

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The States

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Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

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Daniel Shays

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Shays' Rebellion represented...

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a failure of the Articles of Confederation

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The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

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were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

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Who was the president under the articles?

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There wasn't one.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could: sign treaties and declare war.

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sign treaties and declare war

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How many colonies were there in total?

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13