A Weak Confederation

Question 1

Under the Articles of Confederation, why would Congress find it difficult to go to war against another country?

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It could not raise a national army.

Question 2

Which of the following best states how Shays’s Rebellion and the Pennsylvania Mutiny affected Congress?

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Congress feared the spread of future rebellions and anarchy.

Question 3

Which of the following was an effect of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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It brought money to the nation through the sale of public lands.

Question 4

Following the American Revolution, the Confederation Congress was unable to resolve the nation’s economic crisis because it could not

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stop the states from printing money.

Question 5

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

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had little power.

Question 6

The Articles of Confederation were

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a constitution that established the first US government.

Question 7

The Land Ordinance of 1785 promoted

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public education.

Question 8

The Articles of Confederation created a government that had

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one branch.

Question 9

The Pennsylvania Mutiny highlighted a weakness of the Articles of Confederation because Congress was unable to

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help soldiers who wanted payment for service.

Question 10

The drafters of the Articles of Confederation wanted to establish strong state governments because

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the British government had imposed taxes without representation.

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