Chapter 3.1 quiz

What was the law that set up government in the Northwest Territory in the Great Lakes Region and decided what states could join the union?

• Oridance of 1785

• English Bill of RIghts

• Northwest Ordiance

• Articles of Confederation

What document created the first national government for the United States?

• Ordiance of 1785

• English Bill of Rights

• Northwest Ordiance

• Articles of Confederation

What law made plan for surveying the Northwest Territory in the Great Lakes region?

• Ordiance of 1785

• English Bill of Rights

• Northwest Ordiance

• Articles of Confedetation

List of rights in state constitutions can be traced back to this original historcial document.

• Ordiance of 1785

• English Bill or Rights

• Northwest Ordiance

• Articles of Confederation

The influence of the Magna Carta on teh leaders who wrote state constitutions is shown in

• Having a strong governor

• Including limits on citizen rights

• Giving the king unlimited power

• Having a bicameral legislature

Why is the first national government of the United States called a confederation?

• States were dependent on each other and couldn't make their own decisions

• States were relatively independent but still worked together for a common cause

• States were stronger than local governments

• States were weaker than the national government

The Northwest Territory was surrounded/bordered by

• The Appalachian and Rocky Mountains

• The Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico

• The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, bordering the Great Lakes

• The Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean

What powers did Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?

• foregin affairs, delcare war, maitain army

• trade, tax, maintain strong army

• trade, enforce laws, tax

• none of the above