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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to fix the economy because it did not have the

A
power to regulate inflation.
B
power to regulate trade.
C
backing of a national legislature.
D
ability to make new states.
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A success of the Articles of Confederation was that it

A
created a strong federal government.
B
established a national army.
C
established land ordinances.
D
abolished slavery throughout the nation.
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Which issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address?

A
slavery in the thirteen states
B
settling public lands in the West
C
trade among states
D
preserving Revolutionary War battlefields
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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was

A
unable to increase the national debt.
B
able to remove British soldiers from American forts.
C
able to collect taxes from American citizens.
D
unable to deal with threats from foreign powers.
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A similarity between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that they

A
extended slavery.
B
freed enslaved people.
C
united the thirteen states.
D
encouraged settlement.
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The Land Ordinance of 1785 first divided land into

A
states.
B
territories.
C
colonies.
D
townships.
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During the first territorial stage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Congress

A
established schools.
B
established slavery.
C
appointed governors and judges.
D
set up state legislatures.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was given the power to

A
impose taxes.
B
enforce laws.
C
declare war.
D
regulate trade.
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How did the Pennsylvania Mutiny highlight Congress’s weakness under the Articles of Confederation?

A
Congress was unable to help soldiers who wanted payment for service.
B
Congress was unable to help farmers who had fallen into debt.
C
Congress was unable to stop a civil war in Pennsylvania.
D
Congress was unable to give states their own governments.
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Because the British government had imposed taxes on colonists without representation, the drafters of the Articles of Confederation

A
established a strong central government.
B
established strong state governments.
C
removed taxes.
D
limited state governments.

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