Chapter 6 - Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, who has the most power in the United States?

• citizens

• government

Which label belongs in the center circle of the diagram?

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Lost State of Franklin

What was the policy on slavery established by the Northwest Ordinance ?

• Slavery was permitted throughout the territory.

• Slavery was permitted only for large plantation owners.

• Slavery was banned throughout the territory.

• Citizens were allowed to vote to decide whether or not to allow slavery.

Identify the step that is missing from the chart showing how a territory became a state according the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

• When population reaches 5,000 free adult males, residents elect their own leaders.

• Residents agree to provide an area for Revolutionary War veterans.

• Residents agree to treat American Indians fairly.

• The territory was divided into equal sized townships.

The Articles of Confederation formed a __________ central government

• strong

• weak

The colonists wanted to ____________ a government with a strong, tyrannical leader.

• avoid

• create

The new central government established by the Articles of Confederation was ____________ for running the new country.

• effective

• ineffective

Why did the national government pass the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• to renew the Land Ordinance of 1789 since it expired at the end of the year

• to divide the Northwest Territory into three to five states

• to allow settlers west of the Appalachians to decide if they wanted to be part of the United States

• to survey the Northwest Territory' and set up townships for settlement

How were events related to the Lost State of Franklin and Shays' Rebellion similar?

• They both resulted in citizens rebelling they could not form their own nations and constitutions.

• They both occurred because farmers had severe economic hardships after the Revolutionary War.

• They both ended without bloodshed or war, and had no lasting effect on the new nation.

• They both created doubt in the Articles of Confederation and increased calls for a stronger central government.

Why did settlers in the State of Franklin decide to form their own nation?

• They had less conflicts with American Indians than other parts of North Carolina.

• They wanted to be part of North Carolina and were turned down.

• They were farmers who could not pay their debts and wanted to leave the Confederation.

• They petitioned to become a state within the Confederation and were turned down.