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How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 first divide land?

into states

into territories

into colonies

into townships

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

needed to better control citizen rebellions.

needed to establish stronger state legislatures.

did not provide for a strong enough national government.

did not provide farmers and soldiers with enough money.

The Articles of Confederation were

a constitution revising Britain’s Parliament.

a set of rules for governing the colonies.

a constitution that established the first US government.

a set of rules for governing the Northwest Territory.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

had little power.

had a great deal of power.

was limited by the president.

was limited by the judiciary.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 addressed

slavery in the thirteen states.

settling public lands in the West.

trade among states.

settling public lands in the South.

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

5,000 free adult males.

5,000 enslaved people.

a state legislature.

a population of 60,000.

Following the American Revolution, the Confederation Congress was unable to resolve the nation’s economic crisis because it could not

stop the states from printing money.

stop the states from forming legislatures.

issue a national currency.

declare war on foreign countries.

Which of the following best states how Shays’s Rebellion and the Pennsylvania Mutiny affected Congress?

Congress feared the spread of future rebellions and anarchy.

Congress feared the spread of slavery to Western territories.

Congress feared the rejection of the union by states.

Congress feared the creation of new, rebellious states.

How were the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 similar?

They both extended slavery.

They both freed enslaved people.

They both united the thirteen states.

They both encouraged settlement.

The drafters of the Articles of Confederation wanted to establish strong state governments because

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