What is a confederation?

• A group that stands together for a common purpose.

• A type of government in which power is shared between a America and Britain.

• A system of alliances between different countries or states.

• A union of independent states that agree to only fight if their supply of chocolate is threatened.

In (a)   the first set of national laws was accepted in the

United States.

• 1781
• 1871
• 1581
• 1908

What was the name of the first set of national laws?

• Aneiling Decrees

• Harbaugh's Mandates

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

Place the correct phrases under the right category.

g

a

b

c

d

e

f

h

i

j

make peace

it couldn't enforce the laws

declare war

sign treaties

states could issue own money

coin money

did not have power to tax

no national navy

borrow money

states could tariffs on trade

The Articles of (a)   did not give ​ (b)   power to the

​ (c)   government. It gave too much power to the ​ (d)   . States

were too powerful. ​ (e)   out of thirteen states had to agree before a new law was passed.

• Confederation
• enough
• national
• states
• Nine

The national government had no authority to

​ (a)   citizens. This made it very difficult to raise ​ (b)   . It was

hard to fund an ​ (c)   . It couldn't carry out ​ (d)   duties. The

National government had to rely on the willingness of the states to

cooperate. The states did not want to ​ (e)   money.

• tax
• money
• army
• government
• contribute

Match the following

• State's government that pleaded with Shays and his troops

• national army

• this was not available to put down the rebellion

• Massachusetts

• when the government did not give in, it caused this

• Rebellion

• Shay and his troops wanted the government to ease up with ___.

• debt

Who led the Rebellion?

• Daniel Shays

• Shay Peterson

• Shay Mitchell

• Roger Sherman

One result of the Shay rebellion was the realization that the federal government needed more control over the states

• true

• false

Which of the following weaknesses  in the Articles of Confederation does  this picture represent?

• no common currency (money)
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state