Government Powers
Which law was a major success of the government under the Articles?
a. Northwest Ordinance
b. Stamp Act
c. Intolerable Acts
d. Quartering Act
a. Northwest Ordinance
Which law was a major success of the government under the Articles?
a. Northwest Ordinance
b. Stamp Act
c. Intolerable Acts
d. Quartering Act
a. Northwest Ordinance
When analyzing a source, what does point of view look at?
a. The date when it was written
b. Why the author wrote the source.
c. The location where it was discovered.
d. The author's perspective on an issue.
d. The author's perspective on an issue.
What is evidence?
a. A personal opinion without support.
b. Information used to support a claim about the past
c. A prediction about future events.
d. Any statement made by a famous person.
b. Information used to support a claim about the past
What is a claim?
a. A statement that answers a question and can be supported with evidence.
b. A list of historical vocabulary words.
c. A question without an answer
d. A statement that cannot be supported with evidence.
a. A statement that answers a question and can be supported with evidence.
Which branch of the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation?
a. Legislative branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Executive branch
d. State governments
c. Executive branch
What was a major weakness of the national government under the Articles?
a. It controlled all state governments.
b. It had too many national courts
c. It could not directly collect taxes.
d. It had a president with unlimited power.
c. It could not directly collect taxes.
What does author's purpose look for?
a. The number of people who read a source
b. The reason the author created the source
c. The date the source was published
d. The place where the source was found.
b. The reason the author created the source
Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the claim that the Articles created a weak national government?
a. Congress could not directly collect taxes.
b. The Northwest Ordinance organized western territories.
c. The states declared independence from Britain.
d. The United States had thirteen original states.
a. Congress could not directly collect taxes.
Which of the following is the strongest claim about the Articles of Confederation?
a. The Articles existed in the 1780s and were the first form of government.
b. The Articles were important.
c. The Articles were mostly unsuccessful because the national government lack true authority.
d. The Articles were a document created after independence to address the grievances of the colonists.
c. The Articles were mostly unsuccessful because the national government lack true authority.
Which power did the national government NOT have under the Articles?
a. The power to directly collect taxes
b. The power to declare war
c. The power to negotiate treaties
d. The power to manage western territories
a. The power to directly collect taxes
What was Shays' Rebellion?
a. A protest against British taxes before independence.
b. An uprising of Massachusetts farmers over debt and economic problems.
c. A war between the United States and France
d. A movement to create new western states
b. An uprising of Massachusetts farmers over debt and economic problems.
Why might a political cartoon have limitations as historical evidence?
a. Cartoons can never contain accurate historical information.
b. Cartoons always represent every perspective equally.
c. Cartoons may exaggerate problems and present only one point of view.
d. Cartoons must be created during the event they describe.
c. Cartoons may exaggerate problems and present only one point of view.
What does it mean when two historical sources corroborate one another?
a. They were created by the same author.
b. They were published on the same date.
c. They provide information that supports or confirms similar conclusions
d. They disagree about every important detail.
c. They provide information that supports or confirms similar conclusions
What is a counterclaim?
a. A fact that supports the original claim.
b. A statement unrelated to the argument.
c. A summary of the topic.
d. An opposing argument that challenges the main claim.
d. An opposing argument that challenges the main claim.
Why was the lack of a national court system a weakness?
a. It prevented states from making their own laws.
b. It gave the president too much power.
c. It required every citizen to serve as a judge.
d. It made resolving disputes involving states and national laws more difficult.
d. It made resolving disputes involving states and national laws more difficult.
Why did Shays' Rebellion raise concerns about the Articles?
a. It proved that the national government could collect taxes.
b. It demonstrated that national courts were too powerful.
c. It revealed the national government's limited ability to respond to serious unrest.
d. It showed that states had no authority to organize militias.
c. It revealed the national government's limited ability to respond to serious unrest.
What is one advantage of a modern historian studying the Articles of Confederation?
a. The historian can examine research and evidence about the Articles' long-term impacts
b. The historian personally witnessed events in the 1780s
c. The historian automatically has an unbiased perspective.
d. The historian can interview every person who lived under the Articles.
a. The historian can examine research and evidence about the Articles' long-term impacts
A political cartoon criticizes the government's lack of money, and a letter describes Congress struggling to pay debts. How do the sources relate?
a. They contradict because one is a cartoon.
b. They are unrelated because they are different source types.
c. They prove the government had plenty of money.
d. They corroborate because both describe financial weaknesses.
d. They corroborate because both describe financial weaknesses.
A student claims the Articles were a failure because the government was too weak. Which counterclaim is strongest?
a. The Articles were written on paper.
b. The Northwest Ordinance showed that the government could successfully organize western expansion
c. The Articles were approved by thirteen states.
d. The government did not have a strong president.
b. The Northwest Ordinance showed that the government could successfully organize western expansion
How did the lack of a national currency create economic challenges?
a. It prevented all states from trading with other countries
b. Different state currencies made trade and payments more complicated.
c. It allowed the national government to control all banks.
d. It required everyone to use British money.
b. Different state currencies made trade and payments more complicated.
How could the weaknesses of the Articles contribute to sectional tensions?
a. They eliminated differences between regions.
b. They forced states to follow identical economic policies.
c. States often prioritized their own regional interests over national cooperation.
d. They gave the national government complete control over regional trade.
c. States often prioritized their own regional interests over national cooperation.
A political leader writing in 1787 criticizes the national government's weakness. What is one advantage of this source?
a. It proves every American agreed with the leader.
b. It provides an unbiased summary of all opinions.
c. It explains every consequence of the Constitution.
d. It provides the perspective of someone who experienced the government firsthand.
d. It provides the perspective of someone who experienced the government firsthand.
Which evidence would best support the claim that the Articles had both successes and failures?
a. The Articles were approved in 1781.
b. The Northwest Ordinance created a path to statehood, but the government could not directly collect taxes.
c. The Articles were America's first national framework.
d. Some Americans preferred stronger national leadership.
b. The Northwest Ordinance created a path to statehood, but the government could not directly collect taxes.
Which response provides the strongest reasoning to support the claim that the Articles were unsuccessful?
a. Because Congress could not directly collect taxes, it struggled to pay debts and fund national needs, making the government less effective.
b. The Articles were unsuccessful because they were bad at doing anything.
c. Shay's Rebellion happened in Massachusetts during the 1780s and proved that the Articles was effective.
d. The Articles were eventually replaced by the Constitution because the government had no power.
a. Because Congress could not directly collect taxes, it struggled to pay debts and fund national needs, making the government less effective.