Quizalize logo
placeholder image to represent content

Articles of Confederation 2

Quiz by Lisa Villarreal

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Measure skills
from any curriculum

Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.

With a free account, teachers can
  • edit the questions
  • save a copy for later
  • start a class game
  • automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
  • assign as homework
  • share a link with colleagues
  • print as a bubble sheet

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
18 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    Which of the following powers did the central government NOT have under the Articles of Confederation?
    Power to levy taxes
    Power to coin money
    Power to declare war
    Power to regulate trade
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
    Lack of central authority
    Powerful judicial branch
    Strong executive branch
    Well-defined state governments
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the main reason for the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
    Powerful judicial branch
    Effective executive branch
    Weak central government
    Strong state governments
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following was a strength of the Articles of Confederation?
    Establishing a national court system
    Regulating interstate commerce
    Negotiating peace treaties
    Collecting taxes
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the unicameral legislature called under the Articles of Confederation?
    Supreme Court
    Senate
    Parliament
    Congress
    30s
  • Q6
    Under the Articles of Confederation, which branch of government had the most power?
    Judicial branch
    Executive branch
    None of the above
    Legislative branch
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following was NOT a power of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
    Authority to maintain an army
    Authority to make treaties
    Authority to enforce laws
    Authority to establish a postal system
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the major weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
    Inability to collect taxes
    Inability to establish a court system
    Inability to regulate trade
    Inability to declare war
    30s
  • Q9
    Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states were required to approve a new law?
    12 states
    6 states
    3 states
    9 states
    30s
  • Q10
    Which branch of government was absent under the Articles of Confederation?
    Judicial branch
    All branches were present
    Legislative branch
    Executive branch
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Northwest Ordinance?
    Freedom of religion
    Protection of property rights
    Right to trial by jury
    Establishment of public schools
    30s
  • Q12
    What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
    To declare independence from Great Britain
    To establish a process for governing and admitting new states
    To expand Native American reservations
    To abolish slavery in all territories
    30s
  • Q13
    What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?
    It granted independence to the Thirteen Colonies
    It established a system of government for Native American tribes
    It abolished slavery in all states
    It established a system for the orderly expansion of the United States
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following was NOT a benefit provided by the Northwest Ordinance?
    Establishment of representative government
    Promotion of education
    Expansion of slavery
    Protection of civil liberties
    30s
  • Q15
    Which governing body passed the Land Ordinance of 1785?
    The Continental Congress
    The Supreme Court
    The House of Representatives
    The Founding Fathers
    30s

Teachers give this quiz to your class