Quiz 7.a Articles Of Confederation
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- 1.Which of these did not happend BEFORE the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
- A.
Second Cont. Congress signs the Dec. of Independence
- B.
Second Cont. Congress decided to right the Articles of Confederation
- C.
Articles of Confederation ratified (signed into action)
- D.
Constitution ratified (signed into action)
- 2.
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Articles of Confederation were written by this group.- A.
British Parliament
- B.
Sepratists
- C.
Second Continental Congress
- D.
Constitutional Convention
- 3.What was the goal in writing the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
To provide money to the 13 states
- B.
To provide unity and stability to the 13 states
- C.
To keep Rhode Island
- D.
To keep Britian off America's back
- 4.What is a constitution?
- A.
Plan of government
- B.
Laws
- C.
Rules of a country
- D.
A and C
- 5.The Articles of Confederation was the first constitutional agreement between the states. Why did the Second Continental Congress not want a strong central government?
- A.
So states could control trade
- B.
So states could control the army
- C.
Because of recent experience with the British king
- D.
No one wish to be President
- 6.The Articles of Confedeation establish a very weak central or national government. The 13 states would best be described as
- A.
A monarchy
- B.
A "firm league of friendship"
- C.
A Congress
- D.
A group of colonies
- 7.One of the major weakness of the Articles was there was no _________ and _________ branches of government only a legislative one.
- A.
Judicial, executive
- B.
Executive, military
- C.
Treasury, judicial
- D.
State, local
- 8.Which of the following was not a power of the central or national government under the Articles of Confederation
- A.
Conduct foreign affairs
- B.
Coin money
- C.
Maintain an army and navy
- D.
Regulate interstate commerce or business
- 9.The central or national government had no power to _________. Making it impossible to pay off war debts or create national progams.
- A.
Fight
- B.
Legislate
- C.
Tax
- D.
Negotiate
- 10.Since the central or national government could not regulate interstate commerce or business, states began to put _________ on the goods of other states in order to keep their own trade strong.
- A.
Taxes
- B.
Tariffs
- C.
Currency
- D.
Laws
- 11.Another weakness with the Articles of Confederation was in the area of ____________. This was because both states and the central or national government could print or coin money.
- A.
Money
- B.
Dollars
- C.
Currency
- D.
Gold
- 12.What happens when the amount of currency circulating through an economy increases.
- A.
Its becomes more valuable
- B.
It loses value
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