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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to fix the economy because it did not have the

A
power to regulate inflation.
B
power to regulate trade.
C
backing of a national legislature.
D
ability to make new states.
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As established by the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

A
regulate trade.
B
enforce laws.
C
conduct diplomacy.
D
raise a national army.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was

A
unable to increase the national debt.
B
able to remove British soldiers from American forts.
C
able to collect taxes from American citizens.
D
unable to deal with threats from foreign powers.
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During the first territorial stage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Congress

A
established schools.
B
established slavery.
C
appointed governors and judges.
D
set up state legislatures.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was given the power to

A
impose taxes.
B
enforce laws.
C
declare war.
D
regulate trade.
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Which issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address?

A
slavery in the thirteen states
B
settling public lands in the West
C
trade among states
D
preserving Revolutionary War battlefields
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The Articles of Confederation established

A
a Congress.
B
a President.
C
a House and Senate.
D
a Congress and a Supreme Court.
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Because Congress was unable to stop Shays’s Rebellion and the Pennsylvania Mutiny, it feared the

A
spread of future rebellions and anarchy.
B
spread of slavery into western territories.
C
rejection of the union by states.
D
creation of new rebellious states.
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A success of the Articles of Confederation was that it

A
created a strong federal government.
B
established a national army.
C
established land ordinances.
D
abolished slavery throughout the nation.
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What were the Articles of Confederation?

A
a constitution revising Britain’s Parliament
B
a set of rules for governing the colonies
C
a constitution that established the first US government
D
a set of rules for governing the Northwest Territory

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