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Unit 5 Social Studies Test
  • 1. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A) planned settlement of the Northwest Territory
B) no national currency
C) created two presidents
D) gave Native Americans their own state
  • 2. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A) gave the president too much power
B) It made Mr. Bedwell's birthday a holiday.
C) planned for a king to have power
D) no ability to raise taxes
  • 3. Identify one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A) It gave all the power to the army.
B) There were too many judges on the Supreme Court.
C) no ability to pay or raise an army
D) It forced farmer to only grow corn.
  • 4. Who lived west of the Appalachian Mountains before the pioneers?
A) Welsh
B) Mammoths
C) Native Americans
D) Germans
  • 5. What caused Great Britain to burn Washington?
A) Americans burnt it to confuse the British
B) the British needed a bon fire to keep warm
C) British were confused and thought it was George Washington's home
D) Americans burned the city of York
  • 6. Identify a reason American settlers in Texas wanted independence
A) They thought that Mexico City was too far away.
B) Mexico wanted to turn Americans into slaves.
C) They didn't like Mexican laws and wanted slaves
D) They didn't like tacos and burritos.
  • 7. Identify why tens of thousands of people moved to California.
A) Giant sequoias were found.
B) Many people liked to surf.
C) Many people were afraid of the British.
D) Gold was found in the mountains
  • 8. What does the legislative branch (Congress) do?
A) make everyone eat bacon on Fridays
B) make laws
C) enforce laws
D) interpret laws and make sure they follow the Constitution
  • 9. What does the executive branch do?
A) make laws
B) enforce laws
C) execute prisoners
D) interpret laws and make sure they follow the Constitution
  • 10. What does the judicial branch do?
A) enforce laws
B) make laws
C) judge the president's decisions as cool or not cool
D) interpret laws and make sure they follow the Constitution
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