A Weak Confederation

Question 1

Which of the following was an effect of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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It brought money to the nation through the sale of public lands.

Question 2

How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 first divide land?

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into townships

Question 3

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

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had little power.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about Congress under the Articles of Confederation is true?

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Congress was unable to deal with threats from foreign powers.

Question 5

The Land Ordinance of 1785 promoted

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public education.

Question 6

The Pennsylvania Mutiny highlighted a weakness of the Articles of Confederation because Congress was unable to

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help soldiers who wanted payment for service.

Question 7

Both Shays’s Rebellion and the Pennsylvania Mutiny helped Americans to realize that the Articles of Confederation

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did not provide for a strong enough national government.

Question 8

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a territory could apply for statehood after it had

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a population of 60,000.

Question 9

The Articles of Confederation created a government that had

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one branch.

Question 10

The Land Ordinance of 1785 addressed

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settling public lands in the West.

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