Test Quiz

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• To create a national bank

• To organize territories and set benchmarks for statehood

• To increase taxes on the colonists

• To establish trade routes with Europe

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Why was the national government unable to stop Shays' Rebellion?

• They had no military funding

• They agreed with the rebels

• They supported the rebellion

• They were busy with another war

What event led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Shays' Rebellion

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Boston Tea Party

What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Inability to collect taxes

• Too much power to the national government

• Lack of state representation

• Excessive military spending

What did the Constitutional Convention decide to do with the Articles of Confederation?

• Replace them with the Constitution

• Abolish them without replacement

• Strengthen them with new amendments

• Ignore them and continue as before