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11.23 Articles of Confederation and Confederation Challenges Worksheet

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Articles of Confederation and Confederation Challenges: Determine which weakness, strength, ordinance, crisis, or economic problem best explains the achievements and limits of the Articles of Confederation. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.23 - Articles of Confederation and Confederation Challenges: Determine which weakness, strength, ordinance, crisis, or economic problem best explains the achievements and limits of the Articles of Confederation. (C3 D2.Civ.1-6.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.2-3; APUSH Period 3; NAEP Theme 1; CA HSS 11.1; NY 11.2.)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which balanced assessment best explains the achievements and limits of the Articles of Confederation?

AThey failed in every way and produced no meaningful policies.

BThey created a powerful national government with no state sovereignty.

CThey solved all postwar problems but were replaced only because leaders disliked western settlement.

DThey secured independence and organized western lands, but revenue, commerce, enforcement, and amendment limits made national governance unstable.

Solution & Explanation:The best assessment includes both sides: the Articles helped the new nation survive and expand, yet their structural weaknesses encouraged constitutional reform.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Which statement best describes Confederation land policy in relation to Indigenous nations?

AThe Northwest Ordinance gave Indigenous nations permanent control over Congress.

BIndigenous nations had no political organization or territorial claims.

CCongress claimed authority over western policy, but U.S. expansion often ignored Indigenous sovereignty and produced conflict.

DThe Articles ended all conflict over western lands through equal treaties.

Solution & Explanation:A historically accurate account recognizes Indigenous agency and sovereignty. U.S. land ordinances organized American claims but did not erase Indigenous rights or resistance.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Which interpretation best explains why the Constitution included a Supremacy Clause?

AIt preserved the Articles' rule that every state could veto national laws.

BIt responded to the Articles' inability to make national laws and treaties reliably superior to conflicting state action.

CIt made foreign governments superior to Congress in treaty disputes.

DIt eliminated the need for any national lawmaking power.

Solution & Explanation:Under the Articles, state resistance could undermine national commitments. The Supremacy Clause helped make federal law and treaties binding over conflicting state law.

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