Chapter 5

In some states, the governor was elected by the legislature. A.TRUE

• True
• False

The rights listed in the states' bill of rights had their origins in English law.

• True
• False

The Confederation of States had the power to ____________.

• pass laws without the states' approval
• represent the states with foreign countries
• assign governors to the states
• bring slaves to the states from Africa

The Confederation of States was unsuccessful because ___________.

• it was too powerful
• it followed English law
• it was too limited in its power
• it taxed the states too much

The plan for surveying land set up by the Ordinance of 1785 is no longer used.

• True
• False

The Northwest Ordinance ________________.

• permitted slavery
• halted settlement
• freed all slaves
• outlawed slavery

After the American Revolution, the population in the Northwest Territory ______________.

• shrank considerably
• stayed stable
• grew a little bit
• grew dramatically

The Confederation Congress could not pass a law unless all of the states agreed to it.

• True
• False

If a state did not follow a law passed by the Confederation Congress _____________.

• the state would be punished
• the state would be taxed
• nothing would happen to the state
• the state's governor would be replaced

After Shays's Rebellion, the states decided they wanted______________.

• a less powerful federal government
• a more powerful federal government
• to pay less taxes to the federal government
• financial help from the federal government