Articles of Confederation Review
A worksheet for 8th-grade social studies students to review the key aspects, strengths, and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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Articles of Confederation Review
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of the Articles of Confederation.
1. What was the primary reason the Articles of Confederation created a weak central government?
Fear of a strong national army
Desire for powerful state governments
Lack of educated leaders
Influence of European monarchies
2. Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to approve a law for it to pass?
Simple majority (7 of 13)
Two-thirds majority (9 of 13)
Unanimous vote (13 of 13)
Three-fourths majority (10 of 13)
3. The Articles of Confederation established a form of government, where states retained most of the power.
4. One major weakness of the Articles was that the central government could not taxes, making it difficult to pay off war debts.
5. Rebellion highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to calls for a stronger national government.
6. Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a strong executive branch to enforce national laws.
True
False
7. The Articles of Confederation allowed the national government to regulate interstate trade.
True
False
8. List two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
9. Briefly explain why the Articles of Confederation were eventually replaced by the U.S. Constitution.