A Weak Confederation

A Weak Confederation/Land and NW Ordinances

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Multiple Choice

According to the cartoon, the Articles of Confederation gave the states more power.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify the branch, or branches which was created for our Federal government under the Articles of Confederation.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Select

Check all that apply: The Federal government had the power to ___ under the Articles of Confederation.

• Make treaties

• Manage affairs with Native Americans

• Make war

• Maintain an army and navy

• Coin and borrow money

Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had power to raise taxes.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Identify all of the following: Each state had the...

• power to tax

• power to regulate trade

• power to print their own Continental Dollar

• three branches of government

Poll

OPINION: Would you prefer your state to have more power to make, change, or abolish (cancel) laws than the federal government?

• Yes

• No

• Neither, I want both to have little power over citizens

Multiple Choice

To RATIFY means to

• approve

• refuse

Word Cloud

Before states ratified the Articles of Confederation, they wanted other states to give up huge chunks of ____ west of the Appalachian Mts.

Multiple Select

Identify all of the following: The Land Ordinance of 1785 created ...

• states

• townships

• A place in the middle for schools

• A place of in the middle for stores

Labelling

The NW Territory included the following FIVE territories, LABEL the map:

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Michigan

Iowa

Missouri

Minnesota

Kentucky

Illinois

Ohio

Wisconsin

Indiana

Multiple Choice

The THREE natural borders of the Northwest Territory are all of the following EXCEPT:

• The Ohio River

• The Allegheny River

• The Mississippi River

• The Great Lakes

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Ordinance did all of the following EXCEPT:

• Banning Slavery

• Making roads and rivers navigable

• Stating that they are equal to the original 13 states

• Dividing the territory into townships

Multiple Choice

When the free population reached __, the territory could ask to become a states.

• 500

• 6,000

• 60,000

• 500,000

Multiple Choice

EACH state charged other states taxes when they traded goods and had different regulations.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The FEDERAL government had the power to tax their citizens.

• TRUE

• FALSE