Social Studies Weekly Week 18

What was the first governing document of the New United States of America?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to

• collect taxes
• make laws
• control trade with other countries
• set the value of money

Who was Daniel Shays?

• one of the writers of the Articles of Confederation
• a farmer who led a rebellion against high taxes
• the designer of the first paper money in America

George Washington believed that the Articles of Confederation

• were too weak to govern the new nation
• protected the rights of national government
• caused the Revolutionary War
• gave too much power to Congress

"Continentals" were another name for

• writers of the Articles of Confederation
• people who wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation
• the first paper money printed by the United States of America
• the coins used by individual states

Shays' Rebellion

• drew attention to the need for a stronger national government
• ended with the death of Daniel Shays
• pointed out the need for stronger state government
• all of the above

Most American citizens felt loyal to

• the king
• the national government
• their individual states
• the British flag

A LIMITED government is one in which

• the leaders don't answer to anyone
• the leaders are controlled by written documents and other branches of government
• a leader can only serve for a term of four years
• limits are set by the king, queen, or dictator

Quill pens are made from

• the flight feathers of a goose
• porcupine quills
• long, hollow reeds
• bamboo shoots

My social studies teacher is

• Mrs. Steele
• Daffy Duck
• Queen Latifa
• Billy Bob Thornton