Quick Check #5

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed. 

• 13
• 8
• 9
• 10

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III  was still in charge of USA
• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power
• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III
• ask; no

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, one section of land in each township was set aside for...

• farms

• schools

• a courthouse

• a jail

How many men did an area need in order to apply for statehood?

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 6,000

What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?

• Ohio needed 60,000 slaves to become a state.

• It did not mention slavery.

• Slavery was allowed.

• Slavery was banned

What did the Northwest Ordinance forbid (not allow) to occur in the Northwest Territory?

• gambling
• slave owning
• war
• squatting

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal