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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Continental Congress set up the Northwest Ordinance to sell _______ to pay off the debt from the war.cropslandslavesnone of these
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Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?Legislative branchthe presidentthe statesnational government - 3. Multiple ChoiceHow many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?OneZeroTwoThree
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis picture shows which weakness of the Articles?no common currencyno executive branchno power to taxone vote for each state
- 5. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?ZeroOneTwoThree
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?Daniel Shaysthe Governmentall of the farmers were leadersThomas Hobbes
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?Create a plan for the Northwest TerritoryNegotiate treatiesLevy taxesDeclare war and peace
- 8. Multiple ChoiceShay's Rebellion started as a protest againstunfair taxes and farmer debtthe death penaltyno judicial systemdebtors' prisons
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?Congress couldn't collect taxesWeak central governmentProvided for no common currencyAll of the these
- 10. Multiple ChoiceCongress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____talk; nobargin; yesdemand; yesask; no
- 11. Multiple ChoiceFor any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.all7 of the6 of the10 of the
- 12. Multiple ChoiceDaniel Shays' rebellion showed that:the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizensthe government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain againthe government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe unsettled area past the Appalachian Mountains, where Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin are today, was known as the -Northwest TerritorySouthwest TerritoryWestern TerritoryIndian Territory
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Articles of Confederation created a ________ central governmentweakstrong
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?ConstitutionTreaty of ParisDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of Confederation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.food qualitylawstravelcommerce (trade)
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply forstatehoodfederal fundinginfrastructure grants
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