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4.1: A weak COnfederation (8th)
4.1: A weak COnfederation (8th)
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Articles of Confederation, Shays
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What made leaders call to rewrite the Articles of Confederation?
Westward expansion meant they needed a different form of government
Americans wanted to win the war and unify the nationn
They needed a court system to deal with uprising citizens
Limits on the central government led to economic problems
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Shays' Rebellion involved a group of farmers who were angry about
more rights being given to settlers in the northwest Territory
not being able to ship their products from New Orleans
losig their farms due to low crop prices and high state taxes
being ignored after fighting for the Patriot cause
3
Congress privatized much of the Northwest Territory by
selling pieces of land to settlers
setting aside sections for public schools
dividing the territory into townships
dividing townships innto 36 sections
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Why did Congress pass the Land Ordinance of 1785 to divide the West into townships?
Colonial governments had expanded their borders into those lands
To create a region where slavery was banned
To stop the Natives in that area from exploiting the territories
To sell lots to the public and pay off the nation's debts
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This is another word for money
revenue
profit
currency
economy
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Why were laws that Congress passed for the Northwest Territory a success?
Essential rights and civil liberties were given to settlers
Congress gave away land to settlers for free
Basic education was required for settlers to get jobs
They discouraged the creation of new states
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What did Daniel Shays and his men protest?
the federal judicial system
the use of debtor's prison
the death penalty
high taxes and heavy debt
8
A set of basic principles and laws that says what the government's responsibilities are.
Magna Carta
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
English Bill of Rights
Constitution
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What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
unite the colonies under one national government
reduce land claims of larger states
establish state governments in the colonies
establish a government in lands west of the Appalachian Mountians
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This is a period when business activity slows, prices fall and unemployment rises
priviatization
inflation
rebellion
depression
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Who was in charge of enforcing laws that Congress passed under the Articles of Confederation?
the states
Congress
the army
the central government
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Under the Articles of Confederation, this led the national government
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
The Executive Branch
The People
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He was called the Father of the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Mr. Reed
Ben Franklin
James Madison
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This means to give up; Under the articles, states had to give up western lands
abolish
cede
repeal
regulate
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Which of the following caused economic problems in the U.S. after the war?
Disputes with the Natives
A weak military
High inflation
A weak central government
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What led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel?
closure of the port in New Orleans
Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
lack of a national government
high taxes
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This is a word that means moving government owned items to ownership by individuals
cede
individualism
privatize
inflation
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The first set of rules and principles that was replaced later by our current constitution.
Constitution II
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
