The Magna Carta

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The Magna Carta was a document that

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Required British Royalty to obey the same laws as other English people. Basically, they were not above the law.

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 How did the Magna Carta influence American leaders when they were considering the 

structure of their government?

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It helped encourage Americans to make sure to limit the power of government by giving more voice and powers to the people.

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 Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom declared that

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Nobody in America could be forced to attend a specific church or pay for a church with tax dollars.

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How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect education in the Northwest Territory?

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It made education a basic right by providing public (government funded) education for all citizens.

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What was the significance of the changes that the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

made to slavery?

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Banned slavery in the Territory and set the standard for future territories.

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 Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a territory could apply to become a state when it had

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At least 60,000 settlers, then citizens could draft a constitution and apply for statehood.

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What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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Set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands. (territory)

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Which of these was a reason why Congress decided to pass the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the 

Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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Congress had debts to pay from the war, so they decided to make rules to divide up the land and sell it off to pay the debt.

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What was the significance (importance) of the Articles of Confederation?

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established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. (limit the power of government)

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The right to vote is called..

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suffrage