SS Ch 6 Check for Understanding: Articles of Confederation

Put the following events in chronological order.

• U.S. Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance

• Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence

• States ratified the Articles of Confederation

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.

• Residents elect their own leaders

• Residents agree to provide an area for Revolutionary War veterans

• Residents agree to treat American Indians fairly

• The territory splits into three parts

The Articles of Confederation formed a ​ (a)   central government.

• weak
• strong

The colonists wanted to ​ (a)   a government with a strong, oppressive leader.

• avoid
• create

The new government established by the Articles of Confederation was ​ (a)   for running the new country.

• ineffective
• effective

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

• to renew the Land Ordinance of 1784 since it expired

• 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 when 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