AnswersGA-GSE Grade 8 Georgia StudiesThe Declaration of Independence (continued)

The Declaration of Independence (continued) Answers

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Why did American leaders need to draft a national constitution? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Americans had broken away from British rule.
B
The thirteen colonies had declared themselves to be “united” states.
C
The Second Continental Congress lacked legal authority to act as a central government.
D
The Americans could not defeat Great Britain without a constitution.
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Declared that states entered the union with equal status as existing states

A
Land Ordinance of 1785
B
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Banned slavery

A
Land Ordinance of 1785
B
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Divided land into townships

A
Land Ordinance of 1785
B
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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What were the governmental weaknesses that prevented the Confederation Congress from addressing the nation’s economic problems? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
It could not stop states from printing money.
B
It could not regulate trade.
C
It could not print federal currency.
D
It could not collect taxes.
E
It could not regulate prices.
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Which of the following was a reason why Shays’s Rebellion increased Americans’ concerns about their national government? Select the best answer.

A
Shays and his men looted Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
B
Shays launched his rebellion to protest the government’s weakness.
C
The federal government was powerless to stop the rebellion.
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Reserved a section of land for public schools

A
Land Ordinance of 1785
B
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Placed a territory under a governor appointed by congress

A
Land Ordinance of 1785
B
Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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