MCQs of History – The Articles of Confederation

The first official US Government is best described as a______.

Conservatives believed in______.

Redicals believed in______.

The ratify something means to_____.

The final draft of the Articles of Confederation placed sovereigenty______.

An impost can be described as a_____.

The Confederation Congress was established by which of the following documents?

The Second Continental Congress produced which of the following pairs of documents?

Which patriot wrote the Albany plan of Union?

Thomas Jefferson wrote which pair of documents?

John Dickinson can be best described as______.

What is Richard Henry Lee best known for?

Who was Daniel Shays?

George Washington can be best described as______.

How many states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation before it officially established the first government of the United States?

Which of the following powers were granted to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

What was the purpose of the Annapolis Convention?

What state ratified the Articles of Confederation last?

Which of the following problems did Congress experience under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following can be described as short-term cause of the desire for a stronger central government?

Choose the correct match of country and issue that the Jay-Gardoqui talks refers to______.

What state was created out of the territory originally claimed by New York and New Hampshire?

What did the North West Ordinance say about slavery?

Why is the Ordinance of 1784 significant?

What colony of Great Britain was allowed to join the U.S as indicated in the Articles of Confederation?

how did the delegates get elected to the Confederation Congress?

How many years could a delegate serve in Congress?

how many years could a delegate serve as president of Congress?

For which issue did the congress not require at least a majority vote of all delegates?

What nationalist politician tried unsuccessfully in 1781 and 1783 to pass an amendment that granted Congress the right to collect an important impost of foreign trade?

Which state continually refused increasing the power of the Congress while attempting to force creditors to accept devalued currency as repayment?

How many delegates ws each state allowed to send to Congress?

how many votes does each state have in Congress?

How is taxation determined for each state?

Who manages the confederation when Congress is not in session?

How many state must be in agreement to declare war?

How many states must be in agreement to amend the Articles of Confederation?

Which stte held the land claim that was contested by Maryland?

Who led the Independence movement in Vermont?

Why did the Congress move from Philadelphia to Princeton during June of 1783?

On what date did the first U.S. government officially begin?

What river(s) did the Maryland and Virginia delegates intend to discuss at Alexandria?

Which state would be considered landlocked, and hoped for Congressional control of western lands?

Who would have been most affected by Jay’s proposal to prohibit American from the Mississippi River?

In what way did states antagonise each other?

Which of the following was the most chronic problem for Congress?

What were the east-west boundaries of the United States, as defined in the Treaty of Paris?

What three Americans served to negotiate the Treaty of Paris?

What was the name of the first union of colonies formed for the purpose of mutual defense?

Who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781?

Which state did not attend the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787?

All of the following were traditions of colonial government except

Which of the following states abolished of government in its early constitution?

In which region was state-established religion hardest to break down?

Which of the following initiatives of the farmers of state governments sprung most directly from the rejection of British government of colonies?

Who drafted the Articles of Confederation?

Who led the group which drafted the Bill of Rights?

Two major measures aimed to increase tariffs and taxation failed during the early years of the Confederation because_____.

Which of the following best encapsulates of the majority of Americans during the years of the Confedaration

Which of the following was often cited as evidence of the central government’s weakness under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following did not contain important wording on siavery?

Which of the following statements about the American northwest during the years of the Confederation is most correct?

Which of the following Indian tribes was prodded and supported by the Spanish in efforts to keep settlers from populating the southwest?

Which of the following contested and broke the terms of the Treaty of Paris and other postwar agreements during the years of the Confederation?

In what year did economic depression strike the United States?

Which of the following was a major reason for the economic depression?

Which of the following groups did not begin to demand payment in specie after 1784 in Massachusetts?

The goal of Shay’s Rebellion was_____.

What happened to Daniel Shays after Shays’ rebellion was crushed?

What was the state purpose of the Annapolis Convention?