AnswersAL-United States GovernmentA Weak Confederation

A Weak Confederation Answers

0 verified answers
1
Free Preview

Why was the Continental Congress unable to fix the economic crisis after the American Revolution?

A
It could not stop the states from printing money.
B
It could not stop the states from forming legislatures.
C
It could not issue a national currency.
D
It could not declare war on foreign countries.
2
Free Preview

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.
3

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.
4

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.
5

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
6

A similarity between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that they

A
extended slavery.
B
freed enslaved people.
C
united the thirteen states.
D
encouraged settlement.
7

How did the Articles of Confederation help the thirteen states organize in order to declare independence?

A
It gave them the power to raise a national army.
B
It gave them the power to enforce state laws.
C
It gave them the power to declare war as a group.
D
It increased the military strength of the colonies.
8

What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?

A
a one-branch government
B
a two-branch government
C
a three-branch government
D
a four-branch government
9

Under the Articles of Confederation, it took

A
seven
B
nine
C
ten
D
thirteen
10

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.

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course

Quiz
10 verified answers

A Weak Confederation

Quiz
22 verified answers

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

Quiz
28 verified answers

1.6 The Need for a Constitution

A Weak Confederation Answers — AL-United States…