Topic 4

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• to force the British to leave forts in the Northwest Territory
• to address the government and settlement of new territories
• to grant limited war powers to the new national legislative body
• to set up defense forces against American Indians in the territories

The national government under the Articles of Confederation were weak partly because it lacked the ability to

• levy taxes
• declare war
• pass amendments
• negotiate with foreign countries

What was Shays' Rebellion

• a group of Massachusetts ship builders who where protesting British trade policies
• a group of settlers from the Northwest Territory who opposed allowing slavery in the territory
• a group of farmers who tried to shut down the courts to stop foreclosure hearings
• a group of merchants who demonstrated against the policy of printing large quantities of paper money

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a system to survey and divide land for sale.

• True
• False

Which of the following was N)T a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce
• Article could be amended with the consent of all the states
• There was no system of federal courts
• States with large populations had more representatives and controlled Congress

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress was unicameral.

• True
• False

The Confederation Congress had executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

• True
• False

The Northwest Ordinance banned slavery from the Northwest Territory.

• True
• False

The Virginia Plan proposed scrapping the Articles of Confederation entirely and creating a new national government.

• True
• False

The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) proposed that in the Senate, each state would have equal representation.

• True
• False