First Goverment 1
Why did American colonists want to form a republic?
They wanted a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
1. What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
a republic
From the viewpoint of a settler, what was a positive feature of the Ordinance of 1785 and related laws?
Settled land was protected by laws passed in conjunction with the ordinance.
2. Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation made it difficult for Congress to be effective?
To pass any law, 9 of the original 13 states needed to vote yes.
Which of the following was a weakness of the Confederation government?
It did not have the power to impose taxes.
Which of the following actions did the Articles of Confederation allow Congress to take?
maintain armed forces
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was limited because it could not
raise money by taxing citizens.
What was one way the Land Act of 1800 was different from both the Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance?
A. It allowed settlers to pay for land over a period of several years rather than all at once.
What was the purpose of the Land Act of 1800?
to make it easier to purchase land in the Northwest Territory
The Articles of Confederation created which branch(es) of government?
legislative
Under the Northwest Ordinance, territories could not seek statehood until they had at least __ residents.
60,000
Americans wanted a __ central government because __.
weak; they wanted the states to be able to make decisions about most issues
What was the combined purpose of the Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
to encourage American settlement of the Northwest Territor
How did the Articles of Confederation make it difficult to pass national laws?
Nine states had to approve proposed laws before they went into effect, and amendments had to be approved by all states.
What was the main goal of the Ordinance of 1785?
to create a process to survey and sell land north of the Ohio River