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bobbie

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Why did Maryland initially refuse to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
 
  a. Marylands legislature did not believe the revolution should have been carried so far.
  b. Maryland was preoccupied with writing its own constitution.
  c. Other states refused to cede lands rightfully belonging to Maryland.
  d. Maryland objected to the claim by other states to lands west of the Appalachians.
  e. Maryland did not yet exist.

Question 2

Why did the delegates fashion a weak central authority in the Articles of Confederation?
 
  a. Connecticut and Rhode Island refused to write new constitutions unless this concession was made.
  b. European allies insisted upon it.
  c. They wanted to protect the prerogatives of the state governments.
  d. They could not agree on anyone to be the head of the central government.
  e. The weakness of the central government was unintentional.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C





 

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