The Articles of Confederation

Question 1

To ________ something means to give up on it.

Answer 1

abandon

Question 2

_________ is a type of legislature where it contains two houses.

Answer 2

bicameral

Question 3

A condition added to a document is a ________.

Answer 3

clause

Question 4

An ________ is a type of law.

Answer 4

ordinance

Question 5

A government system where the citizens rule through elected officials is called a ________.

Answer 5

republic

Question 6

________________________ made them cautious about placing too much power in the hands of a single ruler.

Answer 6

Americans’ experience with British rule

Question 7

Some of the achievements of the Confederation government were as follows:

Answer 7

a. Americans won their independence.
b. Foreign trade was expanded.
c. It aided with the settling of the Western territories.

Question 8

___________ was the first document to attempt to stop slavery in the United States.

Answer 8

The Northwest Ordinance

Question 9

To help pay the national debt Robert Morris proposed a _______________________.

Answer 9

5% tax on imported goods

Question 10

The British were unwilling to withdraw troops from America because they claimed _______________________________.

Answer 10

Americans had failed to honor their promises made in the same treaty