The plan for surveying land set up by the Ordinance of 1785 is no longer used.
True
False
Question 2 (1 point)
The Northwest Ordinance ________________.
a
permitted slavery
b
halted settlement
c
freed all slaves
d
outlawed slavery
Question 3 (1 point)
The Confederation Congress could not pass a law unless all of the states agreed to it.
True
False
Question 4 (1 point)
In some states, the governor was elected by the legislature.
True
False
Question 5 (1 point)
The Confederation of States was unsuccessful because ___________.
a
it was too powerful
b
it followed English law
c
it was too limited in its power
d
it taxed the states too much
Question 6 (1 point)
The rights listed in the states' bill of rights had their origins in English law.
True
False
Question 7 (1 point)
The Confederation of States had the power to ____________.
a
pass laws without the states' approval
b
represent the states with foreign countries
c
assign governors to the states
d
bring slaves to the states from Africa
Question 8 (1 point)
After Shays's Rebellion, the states decided they wanted______________.
a
a less powerful federal government
b
a more powerful federal government
c
to pay less taxes to the federal government
d
financial help from the federal government
Question 9 (1 point)
After the American Revolution, the population in the Northwest Territory ______________.
a
shrank considerably
b
stayed stable
c
grew a little bit
d
grew dramatically
Question 10 (1 point)
If a state did not follow a law passed by the Confederation Congress _____________.
a
the state would be punished
b
the state would be taxed
c
nothing would happen to the state
d
the state's governor would be replaced