American Pageant chap 9 quiz

What was the effect of the rights of primogeniture .

• Women received a generous dowry when they married

• Only the first-born son would inherit a noble title and the noble estate

• All property was to be divided equally among all children of a family

• All property was to be given to the Church

One of the rights the newly-freed colonists wanted was:

• The right to keep indentured servants

• The right to purchase liquor even if one was not noble

• The separation of Church and State

• The ability to own property even if one was not noble

The Continental Congress called upon the colonies to do what in the interest of unity and harmony?

• Each colony should draft a new constitution.

• Each colony should inventory all farmland and livestock for the good of all.

• Each colony should declare a state religion

• Each colony should be willing to pool its money and resources for the common good.

One of the problems of independence from Britain was:

• No one knew how to make coins or print money

• All of the colonists were forced to give up agriculture

• Goods that had formerly been imported from Britain were cut off.

• All of the debts to the West Indies had to be paid back.

The Articles of Confederation were the forerunner of what?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Division of Church and State

• The British Navigation Laws

• The U S Constitution

The Articles of Confederation were objectionable to Maryland and other states because:

• It provided too much representation for small states.
• It gave the central government too much power to regulate trade and enforce laws.
• It allowed the central government to interfere too much in state affairs.
• It did not give the central government enough power to regulate trade and enforce laws.

Two problems that Congress had were:

• The inability to force tax collection and no power to regulate commerce.

• Too many British prisoners and captives after the war

• A surplus of money and no way to divide it among the colonies

• Too many strong leaders who wanted power and authority.

The Articles of Confederation were not that effective because:

• Had a strong central government and unlimited powers
• Lacked a strong central government and had limited powers
• Was highly effective and efficient
• Was supported by all the states without any opposition

The chief benefit of the Land Ordinance of 1785 was that:

• It abolished private land ownership
• It increased taxes on land in the Northwest Territory
• It restricted settlement in the Northwest Territory
• It established a standardized system for surveying and selling land in the Northwest Territory.

When a territory had acquired 60,000 inhabitants, it could then apply for what?

• Land grants

• Statehood

• money from the government

• an end to slavery in the territory