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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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Why was the Continental Congress unable to fix the economic crisis after the American Revolution?

A
It could not stop the states from printing money.
B
It could not stop the states from forming legislatures.
C
It could not issue a national currency.
D
It could not declare war on foreign countries.
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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.
4

Under the Articles of Confederation, it took

A
seven
B
nine
C
ten
D
thirteen
5

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.
6

What were the Articles of Confederation?

A
a constitution revising Britain’s Parliament
B
a set of rules for governing the colonies
C
a constitution that established the first US government
D
a set of rules for governing the Northwest Territory
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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
8

What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?

A
a one-branch government
B
a two-branch government
C
a three-branch government
D
a four-branch government
9

The Articles of Confederation established

A
a Congress.
B
a President.
C
a House and Senate.
D
a Congress and a Supreme Court.
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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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As established by the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

A
regulate trade.
B
enforce laws.
C
conduct diplomacy.
D
raise a national army.
12

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.
13

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.
14

Which limitation directly led to Congress being unable to stop inflation?

A
Congress could not collect taxes.
B
Congress could not regulate prices.
C
Congress could not raise an army.
D
Congress could not trade on the Mississippi.
15

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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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.
17

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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Because Congress was unable to stop Shays’s Rebellion and the Pennsylvania Mutiny, it feared the

A
spread of future rebellions and anarchy.
B
spread of slavery into western territories.
C
rejection of the union by states.
D
creation of new rebellious states.
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How did the Articles of Confederation help the thirteen states organize in order to declare independence?

A
It gave them the power to raise a national army.
B
It gave them the power to enforce state laws.
C
It gave them the power to declare war as a group.
D
It increased the military strength of the colonies.

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