Why were the Articles of Confederation SO WEAK?

What compromises emerged from the Constitutional Convention?

Objective:

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A country governed by elected representatives...

• constitution

• republic

• ratify

• framework

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The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.

• Constitutional Convention

• Electoral College

• The Federalists Papers

• Articles of Confederation

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Why did James Madison say the Articles of Confederation were no more effective at binding the states into a nation than “a rope of sand” ?

• the Articles of Confederation were incredibly limited; it couldn’t even collect taxes.

• the Articles of Confederation were incomplete and hadn't been finalized

• the Articles of Confederation only applied to the Southern colonies.

• the Articles of Confederation were old and used by the British

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The Northwest Ordinance banned this... [Choose 2]

• African Americans

• indentured servitude

• slavery

• Native Americans

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A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

• Enlightenment

• Northwest Ordinance

• Northwest Territory

• Great Compromise

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Which of the following is NOT a state added under the "Northwest Territory" ?

• Kentucky

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Michigan

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Why did Congress pass the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 was passed to divide and develop land and stop the disputes of settlers moving in

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 was used to calm the Southern states

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 was used to calm the Northern states

• The Land Ordinance of 1785 was used to resolve the challenge of dividing up land from the Treaty of Paris (1783)

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For a territory to become a state under the Northwest Ordinance, if it had a total population size of...

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 85,000

• 100,000

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For a territory to become a state under the Northwest Ordinance, it needed how many free adult males?

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

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A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed...

• Northwest Ordinance

• Great Compromise

• Northwest Territory

• Enlightenment