Articles of Confederation and Shays's Rebellion Quiz

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8th Grade
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Joshua Arnold
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of government did the Articles of Confederation establish?
Strong central government
Weak central government
No central government
Dictatorship
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What powers did the Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?
Regulate trade, force citizens to join the army, impose taxes
Conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, issue currency
Create a chief executive, regulate trade, impose taxes
None of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event caused people to question the effectiveness of the Confederation government?
The American Revolution
The signing of the Articles of Confederation
Shays's Rebellion
The Philadelphia Convention
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who led the rebellion of farmers known as Shays's Rebellion?
George Washington
James Madison
Daniel Shays
Alexander Hamilton
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main cause of Shays's Rebellion?
High taxes
Lack of representation
Enslavement of African Americans
Economic troubles faced by farmers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
A strong national government with proportional representation
A weak national government with equal representation
A strong national government with equal representation
A weak national government with proportional representation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Great Compromise?
A compromise to count enslaved people as three-fifths of a person
A compromise to give each state equal representation in the Senate
A compromise to give each state proportional representation in the House of Representatives
A compromise to create a two-house legislature with both equal and proportional representation
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