CH. 5-1 The Articles of Confederation

The first government of the United States did not have a president or a national ___.

• congress

• court system

TRUE OR FALSE: The Declaration of Independence, signed in 1215, required the king to follow the same laws as other English people.

• True

• False. It was the Magna Carta.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Confederation Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to create a way to divide public lands.

• True

• False. It was the Land Ordinance of 1785.

The English Bill of Rights kept the king or queen from changing laws without the permission of ____.

• Parliament

• the People

TRUE OR FALSE: The Virginia Statute for Economic Freedom created an example for religious acceptance.

• True.

• False. It was the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Articles of Confederation was a document that created the first central government for the United States.

• True

• False. It was the Declaration of Independence.

Colonial documents such as the ___ and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut affected the new American government.

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights

The constitutions of many states granted__, or voting rights, to allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote.

• suffrage

• land

During the American Revolution, most colonies wrote __that supported limited, republican governments.

• treaties

• constitutions

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 created a public education system and did not allow ___ in the Northwest Territory

• slavery

• African Americans