Articles of confederation multiple choice test pdf

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Which statement is true about the Articles of Confederation?

1. ? America was ruled very well under the Articles of Confederation.
2. ? The Articles of Confederation called for a strong central government.
3. ? The Articles of Confederation did not work well in governing the new nation and a new form of government was needed.
4. ? Most people did not want to see the Articles of Confederation work.

Some colonists were not sure they wanted a strong form of government because -----.

1. ? they wanted King George of England to rule them
2. ? they wanted to make their own laws

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was -----.

1. ? the states would not work together in any way
2. ? the government could not make treaties
3. ? each state printed its own money, and people disagreed what each state's money was worth
4. ? the government could not declare war

The Spanish took advantage of the weakness of the American government by -----.

1. ? sending soldiers into the Northwest Territory
2. ? stopping and searching American ships and stealing their goods
3. ? only allowing Spanish ships to unload cargo in the American ports
4. ? stopping the American farmers and fur traders from working on the Mississippi River

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