What was the purpose of the Article of Confederation?
A. To establish the U.S. Constitution
B. To establish a judicial branch to interpret the laws.***
C. To establish an executive branch to enforce laws
D. To establish an alliance of states
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Regulate trade between states or between states and foreign countries.
A. Pass laws.
B. Enforce the laws.
C. Pass taxes.
D. According to the chart, what are some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that caused the need for a new and stronger federal government? Select all that apply. *
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A. How to manage disagreements with other nations.
B. Confusion over different state currency
C. How to enforce laws passed by Congress.
Differences in opinions on how to establish a federal educational system
Which of the following quotes support the idea that the Articles of Confederation must be changed for the United States government to function properly? *
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A. … the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in [short], that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.—Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
B. So long as any individual state has power to defeat the measures of the other twelve, our pretended union is but a name, and our confederation, a cobweb. —Noah Webster
C. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled. –Articles of Confederation, Article II
D.The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.- 10th Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Why was the Northwest Ordinance considered a success of the Articles of Confederation? *
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A. Due to its guaranteeing of military support, it allowed the US army to expanding its recruiting in the territories.
B. Due to its laws establishing the principles of basic rights and establishing protection of those rights.
C. Due to its regulation of currency, Congress could financially support Western farms.
D. Due to its support for slavery, it allowed the western territories to develop economically.
Select two events that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that prompted leaders from several states to call for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation *
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A. Due to losing their farms because of failure to pay taxes, farmers organized a rebellion against the government.
B. Due to arguments over land, western territories used foreign currency to purchase more property.
C. The federal government became too powerful as Washington left office.
D. The nation suffered a depression.
A cartoon published in 1788 celebrates New Hampshire becoming the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. From the cartoon, which was the first state to ratify? *
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A. Delaware
B. New York
C. Ohio
D. Virginia
According to the chart, how did Southern states benefit from the Three-Fifths Compromise? *
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A. Northern representation was no longer based on population.
B. The South gained representation in Congress by counting part of the slave population.
C. The Southerners would now be able to outvote the North.
D. Southern representation in the House was equal to that of the North.
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