Articles of Confederation

Which of the following was established by the Declaration of Independence?

• A new country
• A representative government
• A monetary system
• The right to vote

What factor convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government?

• The division between revolutionaries and loyalists
• Distrust between Northern and Southern states
• The states' unwillingness to limit their own authority
• Cultural differences between Americans and Europeans

Under the Articles of Confederation, which power was held exclusively by the national government?

• Taxation
• Trade
• The court system
• Declaring war

Under the Articles of Confederation, why might one state tax goods manufactured in another state? Choose the best answer.

• To weaken the money issued by the federal government
• To encourage people to buy locally-produced goods
• To prevent people from buying European goods on the black market
• To finance the U.S. Army

To pass a new law in the Confederation Congress, you needed:

• 51 percent of the delegates to agree
• Two-thirds of the delegates to agree
• Nine-thirteenths of the delegates to agree
• 100 percent of the delegates to agree

The biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress was:

• Enforcing laws
• Passing laws
• Writing laws
• Nullifying laws

What can you infer about Daniel Shays from the rebellion named after him?

• He supported a strong national government
• He worked in a factory
• He fought for Britain in the Revolution
• He was not a wealthy landowner

Place the following events in sequence: A) Declaration of Independence is signed B) Shays' Rebellion C) Articles of Confederation are written D) Revolutionary War ends

• C, A, B, D
• A, C, D, B
• A, B, D, C
• C, B, A, D

Shays' Rebellion convinced American leaders that little protected them from anarchy. What's the best synonym for "anarchy?"

• Disorder
• Invasion
• Economic depression
• Violence

What phrase best describes a federalist system of government?

• Unchecked federal authority
• Individual liberties
• Balance of power
• Voluntary association