A Weak Confederation — Quiz

Question 1

During the first territorial stage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Congress

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appointed governors and judges.

Question 2

What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?

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a one-branch government

Question 3

Because the British government had imposed taxes on colonists without representation, the drafters of the Articles of Confederation

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established strong state governments.

Question 4

What were the Articles of Confederation?

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a constitution that established the first US government

Question 5

A similarity between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that they

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encouraged settlement.

Question 6

As established by the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

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conduct diplomacy.

Question 7

How did the Articles of Confederation help the thirteen states organize in order to declare independence?

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It gave them the power to declare war as a group.

Question 8

According to the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, when could a territory apply for statehood?

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after it had a population of 60,000

Question 9

The Land Ordinance of 1785 first divided land into

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townships.

Question 10

Which issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address?

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settling public lands in the West

A Weak Confederation — Quiz Answers