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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The Articles of Confederation were...the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed coloniesthe first Constitutionthe first government of the U.S.George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The Articles of Confederation limited the government's power by...giving the most power to the presidentpreventing Congress from printing moneynot allowing Congress to draft soldiers to the armyimposing a 15 year term limit on all members of Congress
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.True or False? The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.TrueFalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress?5 out of 1310 out of 139 out of 132 out of 13
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.True or False? Each state had the ability to make their own type of money.TrueFalse
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This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?no common currencyno executive branchno power to taxone vote for each state - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.9101315
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?The StatesThe National GovernmentThe Continental CongressThe Legislative Branch
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?Daniel Shaysthe Governmentall of the farmers were leadersThomas Hobbes
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Shays' Rebellion represented...
a success of the Articles of Confederation
a failure of the Articles of Confederation
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The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...
did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.
wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.
were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.
wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.
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Who was the president under the articles?
George Washington
Each governor voted on a president
The most senior Senator
There wasn't one