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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
US Government Review 2.3
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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1.
Congress and the government were allowed to amend the Articles of Confederation with the consent of
10 states.
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2.
The Articles of Confederation gave Congress and the government the power to levy taxes to fund wars.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
Until 1820, Maine was a district of the state of Massachusetts.
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3.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the state governments were dependent on the national government
for revenue, soldiers, and law enforcement.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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4. The Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781 after all thirteen states
a. ceded them.
c. inspected them.
b. ratified them.
d. legalized them.
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5. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had this power.
a. to regulate trade
c. to make war and peace
b. to enforce laws
d. to levy taxes
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6. To establish the Northwest Territory, states had to
a. vote for a unicameral Congress.
b. cede western lands.
c. ratify the Articles of Confederation.
d. join the Constitutional Convention.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
“The general government ought . . . to possess the means of preserving the peace and tranquility of the union.
. . . The encroachments of some states, on the rights of others, and of all on those of the confederacy, and are
incontestible [cannot be denied] proofs of the weakness and imperfection of that system.”
—William Davie, 1787
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7.
a.
b.
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In this quote, William Davie, a legislator from North Carolina, is expressing his opinion of the
Declaration of Independence.
c. Northwest Ordinance.
Articles of Confederation.
d. U.S. Constitution.
8. Many Americans wanted a strong national government after
a. the economic depression.
c. the Northwest Ordinance.
b. the Annapolis Convention.
d. Shays's Rebellion.
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Name: ________________________
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9.
ID: A
Choose the best answer to complete the cause-and-effect chart, which chronicles events leading up to the
Constitutional Convention of 1787.
a. slave revolt
b. Shays’s Rebellion
c. fighting between North Carolina and South Carolina over tariffs
d. Congress enacts Northwest Ordinance
“This dreadful situation has alarmed every man of principle and property in New England. [People wake] as
from a dream and ask what has been the cause of our delusion. What [will] give us security against the
violence of lawless men? Our government must be [strengthened], changed, or altered to secure our lives and
property.”
—Henry Knox
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a.
b.
What “dreadful situation” is Knox referring to?
Boston Tea Party
c. the “Miracle at Philadelphia”
Shays’s Rebellion
d. Annapolis Convention
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
Completion
Complete each statement.
11. The ____________________ kept sovereignty in the states.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. government without representation
f.
b. Shays's Rebellion
g.
c. Benjamin Franklin
h.
d. anarchy
i.
j.
e. Mayflower Compact
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____ 13. caused by economic depression
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approve
Virginia House of Burgesses
concession on slavery
John Locke
unicameral