Articles of Confederation and Constitution

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Why was it difficult for Congress to get anything done, under the Articles of Confederation?

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Laws needed 9/13ths of the states to approve for them to be enacted

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Which event was a positive result of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Which event showed the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

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Shay's Rebellion

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Order the following documents: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution.

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Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution

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Which document created the structure for the United States first national government?

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Articles of Confederation

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What replaced the Articles of Confederation due to a weak central government?

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Constitution

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All of the following are true about the Northwest Ordinance EXCEPT: A territory could become a state once it had 60,000 free male citizens, An area could become a territory once it had 5,000 free male citizens, Once a territory became a state it could write its own Constitution, The Northwest Ordinance directly led to the introduction of Oregon, Washington and Montana as states

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The Northwest Ordinance directly led to the introduction of Oregon, Washington and Montana as states

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The Great Compromise settled which major issue presented to the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention?

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How population should factor into representation in Congress

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The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale

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Commerce

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The 3/5th Compromise was the Constitutional Conventions solution to which issue?

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How to count slaves towards state representation