Unit 3 Creating a Nation Vocab Quiz

Under the Northwest Ordinance, could a territory become a state if they allowed slavery?

• Yes
• No
• Only if their population was 60,000
• As long as they had a state militia

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____

• allowed slavery in the northwest territory
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• made people move to the northwest
• divided new lands into townships

Which of the following showed how weak the Articles of Confederation really were?

• Land Ordinance 1785
• tariff wars
• Shays' Rebellion
• NW Ordinance of 1787

Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____

• force; no
• bargain; yes
• demand; yes
• ask; no

One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ 

• tax
• ban slavery
• divide up new lands
• govern the NW territory

What does ratification mean?

• To deny
• to ask for
• to demand
• to approve

This happens when money is printed but does not have more gold or silver to back it up.

• ratification
• tariff
• inflation
• coining

What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?

• New York Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Georgia Plan

This plan called for equal representation in the legislature

• New York Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Georgia Plan
• New Jersey Plan

The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states

• northern; southern
• large; small
• southern; northern
• small; large