How did citizens set up governments as they transitioned from colonies to states?
2.3 Cool Down: Articles of Confederation

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Melissa Descant
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
There was no immediate need for government as everyone was unified and peaceful after the Am Rev. A bill of rights was established to guarantee basic freedoms. Land and business owners were responsible for creating/enforcing laws.
Each state had a constitution and a bill of rights to guarantee basic freedoms. The general of the state's militia acted as a governor and each state had 2 delegates serve on the Continental Congress.
Each state set up its own constitution. Most had a bicameral legislature, a governor, state courts, and some sort of bill of rights guaranteeing basic freedoms
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why were the Articles of Confederation necessary for the new nation?
the colonies needed a united government so they could increase the size of their new nation
the colonies needed a united government to raise revenue for a national army and fight for independence
the colonies needed a united government to claim them so they no longer would belong to Great Britain
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How was the Confederation Congress composed?
It was a one-house legislature, where each state had one vote
It was a bicameral legislature, where each state had equal votes in one house and representation based on population in the other house
It was a one-house legislature with 56 members, where each state's representation depended on population
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What powers did the Confederate Congress have?
controlled trade regulations and established a national bank
power to tax, declare war, and print money
controlled the army and dealt with foreign govts
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Under the Articles of Confederation, on whom did the Confederation Congress have to depend to enforce its laws?
national army
state govts
the executive branch
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why was it difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?
strict voting rules and 9/13 states had to approve
passing laws required a unanimouse vote from all states
the state governors did not agree with the confederation's president
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of Shays’s Rebellion?
proved the federal govt was too weak when help was needed to back state govts
the rebellion's success forced the federal govt to pay what was owed to soldiers who served in the Continental Army during the Am Revolution
proved that the federal govt could not exist unless the governed gave consent
8.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Match the following definitions with the correct terms
confederation
a detailed, written plan for govt
ratify
to vote approval of
constitution
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
bicameral
a group of individuals or state govts
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MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Match the following definitions with the correct terms
ordinance of 1785
1787 law that set up a govt for the NW Territory and a plan for admitting new states to the Union
Shays's Rebellion
the first constitution of the United States of America
Articles of Confederation
uprising of Mass. farmers who did not want to lose their farms because of debt caused by heavy state taxes after the Am Rev
Norhtwest Ordinance
a law that set up a plan for surveying western lands
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