Vocabulary
Is the US bill of rights lowercase or capitalized?
Capitalized
What major event was going on when the Articles of Confederation was approved?
The Revolutionary War
What document created the Northwest Ordinance?
Articles of Confederation
Congress could not do what under the Articles of Confederation?
Tax
In the depression after the passing of the Articles of Confederation, what group of people were hit the hardest?
Farmers
What is the name for a document that states the laws, principles, and processes of the government
constitution
How many states had to agree to pass a law?
9
Name one state that was part of the original Northwest Territory
Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
What 2 branches of government were missing under the Articles of Confederation?
Executive and Judicial
What did states do in response to Congress printing worthless money?
They made their own money
What does it mean to take away?
Seize
What state threw a fit because they couldn't move west?
Maryland
How many free settlers had to be in a territory in order for it to become a state?
60,000
What was the only way for Congress to get money under the Articles of Confederation?
Asking states
What countries started to take advantage of us?
Britain and Spain
What does the capitalized constitution mean?
The US constitution
Legislative
Townships were ___ by ___ miles?
6 by 6
Could Congress declare war under the Articles of Confederation?
Yes
Who decided to write to other men to decide what to do about the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
George Washington
What is currency?
What could Congress not do under the Articles of Confederation?
Tax
How was slavery treated in the Northwest territory?
It was outlawed.
Why did having 9/13 states approval to pass a law make it difficult to get laws passed?
Because that is near 70 percent
Could the government solve disputes between states under the Articles of Confederation?
No