Vocabulary
What is a list of freedoms that the government promises to protect?
bill of rights
When did the Articles of Confederation pass?
1777
What group of people had reasons to be angry about the Northwest Ordinance?
Native Americans
What did problems not solved between states cause?
No unity
What countries took advantage of us?
Britain and spain
What is a document that states the laws, principles, and processes of the government?
constitution
What was required in order to pass a law?
9 votes
1/36 of land sold in each township was set aside for what?
Education
Because the government could not tax the government was in what?
Debt
Why were states not working together?
There were problems between the states
What is to take away?
Seize
What was missing in the Articles of Confederation?
No president or executer
What area of land did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 create?
It created the Northwest Territory.
The government printed paper money, but the states did what?
Each state used its own money.
Why did states start using their own money?
Governments money was worthless
What is a period of time when business activity slows, wages fall, and unemployment rises?
Depression
What two branches of government did most state constitutions have?
Legislative branch and Executive branch
What was the one thing that the Articles of Confederation did well?
It created the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Why did countries take advantage of us?
We were in chaos
Why was the government in debt?
War
What is to give up?
Cede
Why did the states write constitutions?
They wanted to spell out the rights of citizens.
How did the Township and Range system divide the land in the Northwest Territory?
Divided into squares.
True or false: Could congress tax?
False
Who was hit hard in the depression?
Farmers