Which of the following was an achievement of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation?
It forced the Spanish to allow U.S. usage of the Port of New Orleans.
Power was taken away from the states and given to the national government.
The United States adopted the U.S. Constitution.
Under the new Constitution, slavery was abolished in all states.
It forced the Spanish to allow U.S. usage of the Port of New Orleans.
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following established that new states would be created from new lands?
Jay's Treaty
Land Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance
Treaty of Paris
The Land Ordinance established that new states would be created from new lands under the Articles of Confederation.
What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not provide for a national defense.
Powers given to the central or national government were limited.
States had no way to settle disputes.
States had to relinquish their sovereignty.
The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that powers given to the central or national government were limited.
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Which best describes the cause of Shays’s Rebellion?
The federal government did not pay the veterans the money they were owed.
The veterans wanted to take the arsenal to sell it for needed funds.
The state government had disagreements with the federal government on which the veterans were asked to take sides.
The British offered to give the veterans funds if they would attack the arsenal.