Articles of Confederation Lesson

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9th - 12th Grade

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Carie Barry

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What was the goal of the American Revolution?

What did colonists think was the most powerful right a government had?

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What type of legislature did the Articles of Confederation create?

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Bicameral

Unicameral

Quadricameral

Tricameral

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How many states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation before it could take effect?

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What was the biggest accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation?

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Establishing a national court system

Signing a peace treaty with Great Britain

Passing laws without the consent of all thirteen states

Regulating trade with foreign countries

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What event led America's leaders to blame the weak national government and decide to create a new government?

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What was the main reason for the need to create a stronger national government?

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What was the major power granted to the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

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Establish a national court system

Regulate trade

Levy and collect taxes

Establish an executive branch

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What was the main reason for the difficulty in trade among states under the Articles of Confederation?

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What was the main achievement of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

Establishing a fair and consistent policy for settling and developing land

Acquiring land west of Appalachia from Great Britain

Surveying the land and dividing it into equal townships

Allowing territories to become states once they reached certain population levels

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What was the main consequence of Shay's Rebellion?

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Creation of a new government

Economic recession in Massachusetts

Increase in taxes to pay war debts

Loss of land by farmers

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What was the main reason for the states' inability to agree on the issue of slavery under the Articles of Confederation?

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