Constitution Fast and Curious

What officially ended the American Revolutionary War?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Stamp Act

• The Treaty of America

The Articles of Confederation were created because...

• The new United States needed a President and needed to elect National Leaders.

• After the Revolutionary War, the United States had to create a new government.

• The new states had to figure out how their economies were going to thrive.

• After the Revolutionary War, the United States needed a system to address the issue of slavery.

Under the AOC, the federal (central) government could NOT tax the states.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the federal (central) government could enforce and change laws.

• True

• False

Under the AOC, the federal (central) government could NOT ask for soldiers to serve in the army.

• True

• False

The Articles of Confederation allowed the states to refuse ...

• creating and army

• common currency

• voting

• taxation

Who was Daniel Shays?

• The President of the Proclamation of 1763

• A farmer who loved his country and never did anything illegal

• A founding father

• A farmer who led a revolt in Massachusetts

Which event showed the United States the Articles of Confederation were NOT working?

• Boston Tea Party

• Constitutional Convention

• Northwest Ordinance

• Shays' Rebellion

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

• true

• false

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights