The Articles of Confederation

Each state had its own money so a​ traveler going from Virginia to New York had to deal with different currencies. Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation is this describing?

• Weak Congress

• Weak national government

• No national currency

• No executive or judicial branch

• ​During Shay's Rebellion, states like Massachusetts made laws for their state only. National laws didn’t apply and national government did not have the money to take care of Revolutionary War soldiers. Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation is this describing?

• Weak national government

• Weak Congress

• No executive or judicial branch

• No national currency

• Each state had one vote in Congress regardless of the States with small populations had just as much power as states with a lot of people. Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation is this highlighting?

• No national currency

• One state one vote

• No executive or judicial branch

• Weak Congress

• There was no one to make sure national laws were being followed and no court to interpret and apply the laws? Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation is this highlighting?

• No executive or judicial branch

• One state one vote

• Weak Congress

• Weak central government

The only success (thing kept) from the Articles of Confederation was the a way to admit new states called the...

• judicial branch

• executive branch

• Northwest Ordinance

• use of militias

True or false, after the Revolutionary War all of the new states felt very connected to one another.

• True; they all had the same jobs and interests

• False they traded but wanted to be separate.

The Articles of Confederation only had a ??? branch

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

The Northwest Ordinance failed to protect which group?

• Slaves

• Merchant

• Native Americans

• Presidents

Which group had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Courts

• National governments

• the President

• State governments

Which group was asking for help and protection in Shay's Rebellion?

• Congress

• Soldiers and farmers

• Founding Fathers

• Slaves