3.7 The Articles of Confederation

Which of the following best explains why the Articles of Confederation limited the power of the federal government?

Americans feared the rise of monarchy similar to Great Britain's.

Which of the following factors BEST explains the reasons for sectional differences in enslave populations, as shown in the graphs above?

Environmentally, southern colonies were more conducive to staple crops that demanded large pools of cheap labor.

The Northwest Ordinance was revolutionary for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

It permitted settlers themselves to determine how many states to carve out of a western territory.

Political leaders primarily imagines the newly-organized Northwest Territory would support which of the following?

Middle-class farmers maintaining orderly farms

Which of the following events was a direct result of the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

Shay's Rebellion

All of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation are true EXCEPT:

The Articles of Confederation established the three branches of government.

Which of the following best describes the most significant accomplishment of federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles unified the newly independent states.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the sectional divide over slavery demonstrated in the graph?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1785

The ideas expressed in the excerpt that each state retains its sovereignty would later be echoed in which of the following documents?

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Which of the following flaws found in the Articles of Confederation most directly led to the call for a new Constitution merely ten years after these Articles were approved?

The inability to curb internal unrest.

The Northwest Ordinance set aside a section of each new township's land for which of the following?

The movement towards compulsory education laws

What major power did Articles of Confederation FAIL to provide Congress with?

The power to levy taxes.

The graph above BEST serves as evidence that:

slavery was not confined to any particular region in the 18th century.