Articles of Confederation & US Constitution

The system shown in the diagram was developed under the Articles of Confederation in order to

• divide lands seized from Loyalists

• provide an orcerly system of development for the Northwest Territory

• remove Native American Indians to areas west of the Appalachian Mountains

• extend slavery as the nation grew

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 are considered achievements under the Articles of Confederation because they

• established processes for settling and governing western territories

• settled boundary disputes with Great Britain and Spain

• provided the basic methods of collecting taxes and coining money

• created a system of state and federal courts

A major intention of the framers of the Articles of Confederation was to

• weaken American people'e primary loyalty to their individual states

• give Congress control of interstate and foreign commerce

• model the new government after Great Britain's government

• limit the central government's opportunities to infringe upon the people's liberties

Shay's Rebellion of 1786 was significant because it

• showed that the English still had influence after the American Revolution

• convinced many Americans of the need for a stronger national government

• revealed the increased threat from rebellious Native American Indians

• endangered the lives of many recent immigrants

The government that was created under the Articles of Confederation lasted only a few years because the government

• supported the extension of slavery into the Northwest Territory

• lacked the ability to enforce its authority

• circulated a uniform paper currency

• compelled the states to abide by its treaties

Which statement describes a characteristic of the government established by the Articles of Confederation?

• a Supreme Court had the authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

• the national government controlled interstate commerce

• the president maintained exclusive control over foreign policy

• a system was created where the states held the most power

Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?

• they lacked an understanding of state problems

• they anticipated the threat of foreign invasion

• they relied on advice from royal governors

• they feared the kind of rule experienced under the British monarchy

In the late 1780's, some key states were persuaded to ratify the Constitution by the promise that provision would be made for

• low taxes

• a bill of rights

• a national court system

• national assumption of state debts

Antifederalists criticized the United States Constitution primarily because governing power was concentrated in the

• State legislatures

• President's Cabinent

• delegates to the Constitutional Convention

• National government

In the 1780's, the publication of The Federalist Papers was intended to

• justify the American Revolution

• provide a plan of operation for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention

• encourage ratification of the US Constitution

• express support for the election of George Washington to the Presidency