History 4.1

Question 1

Which event took place under the government formed by the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 1

The United States negotiated a peace treaty with great britain

Question 2

What was the main goal of the participants in shay’s rebellion?

Answer 2

to shut down courts

Question 3

which of these was a common feature of the state constitutions written before the revolutionary war?

Answer 3

protections for individual freedoms

Question 4

what action did the british take after the revolutionary war to harm the us economy ?

Answer 4

they flooded american markets with lower priced british goods

Question 5

which of these features of the articles of confederation had the most negative impact on trade among american states?

Answer 5

states could charge import tariffs on goods coming from other states

Question 6

because of weaknesses in the articles of confederation, the government of the united states was unable to

Answer 6

convince britain to withdraw its troops from the northwest territory

Question 7

under the articles of confederation, the national and state governments shared the power to

Answer 7

borrow and print money

Question 8

which of these was the most direct result of shay’s rebellion?

Answer 8

leaders began advocating for a stronger national government

Question 9

“The united states, in congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the keeping of a state regulated militia”
which best states the rationale behind this provision of the articles of confederation?

Answer 9

fear of a powerful central government

Question 10

the passage of the northwest ordinance demonstrated that

Answer 10

congress had the power to administer territories owned by the nation as a whole

Question 11

shays rebellion
britain’s refusal to vacate its posts
spain’s closure of the mississippi river
these problems were most likely a result of which weakness of the articles of confederation?

Answer 11

the absence of an executive branch to enforce laws

Question 12

after the revolutionary war, us foreign and domestic trade was harmed by lack of access to the lower mississippi river.
which factor weakened us efforts to address this issue?

Answer 12

disagreements among us states

Question 13

which feature of the articles of confederation prevented the national government from stopping shay’s rebellion

Answer 13

state control over militias

Question 14

“each states retains its sovreignity, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the unites states, in congress assembled”
which statement best explains why this provision was included in the articles of confederation?

Answer 14

local governments are more responsive to the will of the people

Question 15

after the revolutionary war, which problem most affected farmers throughout new england?

Answer 15

large debts

Question 16

which factor contributed to the depression that struck the united states after the revolutionary war?

Answer 16

a sharp decline in exports

Question 17

how did the government of the 13 states change once the articles of confederation were ratified?

Answer 17

the states lost the power to make treaties

Question 18

To settle disputes between states, the articles of confederation gave the national government the power to

Answer 18

appoint special courts

Question 19

One reason for the creation of the new constitution was that the articles of confederation

Answer 19

did not allow congress to settle disputes between different states

Question 20

The articles of confederation contributed most to which of the following?

Answer 20

economic competition between the states

Question 21

Under the articles of confederation, the national government did not have a process for

Answer 21

enforcing laws passed by congress

Question 22

British policy immediately following the revolutionary war most directly caused

Answer 22

price inflation

Question 23

What was the historical importance of shay’s rebellion in massachusetts?

Answer 23

it convinced government officials that the articles of confederation needed to be revised or replaced

Question 24

what caused american merchants to raise prices after the revolutionary war?

Answer 24

they were charged high export tariffs

Question 25

Which statement best explains why political leaders in massachusetts feared shay’s rebellion?

Answer 25

the state militia was made up of common citizens who lacked military training

Question 26

which organization is most similar to the nation government that operated under the articles of confederation

Answer 26

an alliance among different nations

Question 27

before the revolutionary war how did colonists move toward replacing the british government?

Answer 27

each state wrote its own constitution creating a democratic government