Articles of Confederation Review

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What is the name of the first form of government used by the United States of America?

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Articles of Confederation

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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

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All of the above

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One major weakness of the federal government under the "Articles of Confederation" was...

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its inability to tax the states

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Under the "Articles of Confederation" the state governments were __________ and the federal government was ___________.

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strong, weak

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What is the name of the series of protests in 1786-87 by Massachusetts farmers over debt and foreclosure (land being taken)?

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Shays' Rebellion

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Why did Daniel Shays and other farmers rebel and start a fight in 1786?

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they were in debt, their land was being taken and they were being thrown in prison

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Shays Rebellion helped people in the United States realize...

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that we needed a much stronger national (federal) government

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What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?

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to just revise the "Articles of Confederation"

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Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation? Options: no judicial system, no chief executive, the states all had the same currency, no tax system

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the states all had the same currency

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What is the name of the first Constitution?

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Articles of Confederation