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20 free Articles of Confederation practice questions for the US History, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government lacked which of the following essential powers?
  2. Q2. What was the primary reason the authors of the Articles of Confederation created a weak central government?
  3. Q3. How were votes distributed in the Confederation Congress under the Articles?
  4. Q4. Shays' Rebellion (1786) was significant because it exposed what major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
  5. Q5. Which of the following was a major success of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
  6. Q6. To amend the Articles of Confederation, how many states were required to approve the change?
  7. Q7. Under the Articles of Confederation, who held the most political power?
  8. Q8. The lack of a national executive branch under the Articles meant that:
  9. Q9. Which problem resulted from the national government’s inability to regulate interstate commerce?
  10. Q10. The Land Ordinance of 1785 was designed to:
  11. Q11. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail to solve the nation’s post-war economic depression?
  12. Q12. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government consisted of:
  13. Q13. Which foreign policy challenge was the Confederation government unable to resolve effectively?
  14. Q14. The 'Newburgh Conspiracy' involved a potential military coup by Continental Army officers primarily because:
  15. Q15. How did the Articles of Confederation treat the issue of Western land claims?
  16. Q16. Which requirement was necessary for Congress to pass any 'important' legislation, such as declaring war?
  17. Q17. Spain’s decision to close the lower Mississippi River to American commerce in 1784 was a disaster because:
  18. Q18. A major flaw in the national judiciary under the Articles of Confederation was that:
  19. Q19. The Annapolis Convention (1786) was originally called to discuss:
  20. Q20. What finally convinced the 'reluctant' states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787?