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Why was there rebellion under the Articles of Confederation?

A
People were frustrated by the weak central government.
B
People were upset about the American Revolution.
C
People wanted representatives to write fewer laws.
D
People wanted the country to reunite with Britain.
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Why was equal representation in the Articles of Confederation considered a weakness?

A
It gave both large and small states too much power.
B
It gave large states too much power.
C
It gave small states too much power.
D
It gave both large and small states too little power.
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What is the historical importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

A
It made laws for the entire country.
B
It set up the first colonial government.
C
It was the first legislature in the colonies.
D
It established the first colonial rule of law.
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Read the excerpt from the congressional resolution.Whereas the confederation of the original Thirteen Colonies into one republic was influenced by the political system developed by the Iroquois Confederacy as were many of the democratic principles which were incorporated into the Constitution itself . . . (1)the Congress, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, acknowledges the contribution made by the Iroquois Confederacy and other Indian Nations to the formation and development of the United States.—House Concurrent Resolution 331, October 21, 1988

A
the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy
B
the formation and development of the United States
C
the organization of the 13 colonies into a confederation
D
the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution
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Read the excerpt from the Mayflower Compact.[We] combine ourselves together into a civil Body . . . for our better Ordering and Preservation . . . [to] frame such just and equal Laws . . . for the general Good of the Colony.—Mayflower Compact

A
They did not come together to create a government.
B
They did not write laws that protected everyone in the colony.
C
They did not create an orderly community within the colony.
D
They did not form a civil body that could preserve the colony.
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What is one reason the United States could not pay its debts under the Articles of Confederation?

A
The articles limited the type of taxes the central government could collect.
B
The articles gave the central government no power to collect taxes.
C
The articles required the central government to give tax money to the states.
D
The articles weakened the power of state governments to collect taxes.
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What is one way the roles of Iroquois women and European women were the same?

A
Women in both cultures conducted trade.
B
Women in both cultures took care of the family.
C
Women in both cultures could veto acts of war.
D
Women in both cultures helped select leaders.
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How does a confederation differ from a federation?

A
A confederation has a strong balance of power, while a federation gives all power to the central government.
B
A confederation gives all power to the central government, while a federation has no balance of power.
C
A confederation is a strong union between states, while a federation has no balance of power.
D
A confederation is a weak union between states, while a federation has a strong balance of power.
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Why were laws unable to be maintained under the Articles of Confederation?

A
There was no chief executive.
B
The chief executive had too little power.
C
The chief executive had too much power.
D
The legislature disagreed with the chief executive.
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How did town meetings encourage civic participation?

A
They made the laws for the entire colony.
B
They provided a form of representative democracy for the colony.
C
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to vote in national elections.
D
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to discuss important community topics.

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