Chapter 83. Reflections on The Confederation’s Problems, Chapter 8

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Correct. The answer is d. In this section of the chapter, the author’s main point is that the U.S. Congress’s struggles to address the issues of the national debt, Indian diplomacy, western settlement, and the crises they incited in 1784–1786 led some Americans to question the Articles of Confederation and press for a new model of national government.

Incorrect. The answer is d. In this section of the chapter, the author’s main point is that the U.S. Congress’s struggles to address the issues of the national debt, Indian diplomacy, western settlement, and the crises they incited in 1784–1786 led some Americans to question the Articles of Confederation and press for a new model of national government.

Correct. The answer is b. To demonstrate that one of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was its requirement that every state approve any proposed amendment, the author cites the example of the Newburgh conspiracy. Demonstrating that the congress repeatedly failed to approve an amendment that would give it the power to collect an impost despite a looming financial and political crisis, she shows that congressional leaders felt driven to seek resolution through political intrigue and conspiratorial activity.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To demonstrate that one of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was its requirement that every state approve any proposed amendment, the author cites the example of the Newburgh conspiracy. Demonstrating that the congress repeatedly failed to approve an amendment that would give it the power to collect an impost despite a looming financial and political crisis, she shows that congressional leaders felt driven to seek resolution through political intrigue and conspiratorial activity.

Correct. The answer is c. To demonstrate her claim that a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was its ambiguity regarding questions of state versus national authority, the author discusses New York’s call for a meeting with the Iroquois at Fort Stanwix. In that case, New York’s governor contested the confederation’s view that it held the sole authority to negotiate with the Native Americans and, claiming that the Iroquois were New Yorkers, called them to meet with him for treaty negotiations at Fort Stanwix.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To demonstrate her claim that a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was its ambiguity regarding questions of state versus national authority, the author discusses New York’s call for a meeting with the Iroquois at Fort Stanwix. In that case, New York’s governor contested the confederation’s view that it held the sole authority to negotiate with the Native Americans and, claiming that the Iroquois were New Yorkers, called them to meet with him for treaty negotiations at Fort Stanwix.

Correct. The answer is b. To support her point that the confederation government created and implemented some significant and enduring legislation, the author cites the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which delineated the process through which land on the American frontier could be integrated into the United States in an orderly and equitable way.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To support her point that the confederation government created and implemented some significant and enduring legislation, the author cites the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which delineated the process through which land on the American frontier could be integrated into the United States in an orderly and equitable way.

Correct. The answer is a. To support her assertion that issues of taxation once again sparked crowd protests that threatened to topple existing governments, the author describes the events associated with Shays’s Rebellion. In that event, western Massachusetts farmers who were complaining about oppressive taxation held a series of conventions, called for democratic revisions to the state’s constitution, and shut down courthouses in six counties. In response, national leaders finally began to acknowledge that the confederation government was too weak to handle civil disorder, and to consider a radical change to the government’s structure.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support her assertion that issues of taxation once again sparked crowd protests that threatened to topple existing governments, the author describes the events associated with Shays’s Rebellion. In that event, western Massachusetts farmers who were complaining about oppressive taxation held a series of conventions, called for democratic revisions to the state’s constitution, and shut down courthouses in six counties. In response, national leaders finally began to acknowledge that the confederation government was too weak to handle civil disorder, and to consider a radical change to the government’s structure.

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