Unit 3 Study Guide_Creating A Nation

It allowed settlers to claim land without surveys or boundaries.

It divided western lands into surveyed townships and sections for organized sale and settlement.

It gave western lands back to the original thirteen states.

It required territories to become states before land could be sold.

Building military forts

Establishing state governments

Supporting public education

Creating national banks

It required territories to remain under the control of existing states.

It established a legal pathway for territories to enter the Union as equal states.

It allowed territories to become independent countries.

It immediately converted every western territory into a state.

Slavery was required throughout the territory.

Slavery was left entirely to individual settlers.

Slavery was expanded into all western territories.

Slavery was prohibited in the Northwest Territory.

Congress could collect unlimited federal income taxes.

Congress could not directly tax citizens to raise national revenue.

Congress could prevent states from collecting any taxes.

Congress could only collect taxes from western territories.

Congress could overturn any state law without limits.

Congress could use the President to enforce national laws.

Congress lacked sufficient power to enforce national laws directly.

Congress could require state courts to enforce every federal decision.

Low taxes and rising farm values

High state taxes, heavy debts, and farm foreclosures

Federal tariffs and growing merchant profits

Free western land and falling property taxes

British soldiers who remained after the Revolution

Wealthy merchants from coastal cities

Revolutionary War veterans facing serious financial problems

Federal officials attempting to collect national taxes

It required states to provide foreign soldiers during rebellions.

It prohibited the national government from maintaining an army.

It gave Congress greater authority to raise a national army.

It transferred control of all military forces to state governors.

It allowed state governors to ignore federal laws.

It created stronger executive authority to carry out and enforce federal laws.

It required unanimous state approval before laws could be enforced.

It gave local courts final authority over all national laws.