FIP USH Unit 2 Part 2

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Why is the Northwest Ordinance considered one of the most important laws in American history?

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It created the process for admitting states and expanding the country.

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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 education for all citizens.

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According to the Northwest Ordinance, what requirement did a new state have to meet before it is admitted to the Union?

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Its population had to grow to a certain size

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What provision did the Northwest Ordinance make for education in the Northwest Territory?

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It funded public education through the sales of townships.

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What caused the economic problems that led to Shays' Rebellion?

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the inability of states to pay off their Revolutionary War debts

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What weakness of the Articles of Confederation did Shays' Rebellion expose?

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The country did not have a federal executive to respond quickly to developing crises.

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What was a serious difficulty for the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

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It lacked the authority to raise money to support itself.

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At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by

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the Great Compromise.

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Why does the US Constitution divide the federal government into three branches?

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to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

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What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise during the framing of the US Constitution?

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to determine how enslaved people would be counted toward state populations