A Weak Confederation

Question 1

What were the Articles of Confederation?

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a constitution that established the first US government

Question 2

A success of the Articles of Confederation was that it

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established land ordinances.

Question 3

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

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encouraged settlement.

Question 4

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 5

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was given the power to

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declare war.

Question 6

How did the Pennsylvania Mutiny highlight Congress’s weakness under the Articles of Confederation?

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Congress was unable to help soldiers who wanted payment for service.

Question 7

Which limitation directly led to Congress being unable to stop inflation?

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Congress could not collect taxes.

Question 8

Which issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address?

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settling public lands in the West

Question 9

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 10

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

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appointed governors and judges.

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