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What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
- An alliance of sovereign states with a weak central government (correct)
- A centralized government with strong powers
- A dictatorship with absolute power
- A unitary government controlled by the states
Why did the Second Continental Congress call for a national government to be created?
Why did the Second Continental Congress call for a national government to be created?
- To win the country's independence (correct)
- To establish a monarchy in America
- To impose heavy taxes on the citizens
- To increase the central government's power
What event exposed the weaknesses of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
What event exposed the weaknesses of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
- Shays’ Rebellion (correct)
- Boston Tea Party
- Philadelphia Convention
- Declaration of Independence
What was the main reason delegates in Philadelphia ended up writing a new constitution instead of revising the Articles of Confederation?
What was the main reason delegates in Philadelphia ended up writing a new constitution instead of revising the Articles of Confederation?
Which aspect dominated the discussions during the Philadelphia Convention regarding the new constitution?
Which aspect dominated the discussions during the Philadelphia Convention regarding the new constitution?
What power did the central government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
What power did the central government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
According to John Locke's political theory, what did he believe are God-given natural rights?
According to John Locke's political theory, what did he believe are God-given natural rights?
Why did the American colonists object to direct taxation from the British government?
Why did the American colonists object to direct taxation from the British government?
What event led to the growth of resistance to British rule in Massachusetts?
What event led to the growth of resistance to British rule in Massachusetts?
Who were the primary authors of the Declaration of Independence?
Who were the primary authors of the Declaration of Independence?
Where did delegates from the American colonies meet and draft the Declaration of Causes for rebellion?
Where did delegates from the American colonies meet and draft the Declaration of Causes for rebellion?
What philosophy inspired the Declaration of Independence?
What philosophy inspired the Declaration of Independence?
