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Creating the Constitution

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  1. 1Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?
    1. ATo end slavery
    2. BTo set up a way of helping to make states
    3. CTo encourage foreigners to come to America
    4. DTo help create a government for America
  2. 2What were some of the rules set by the Northwest Ordinance?
    1. ASlaves were prohibited
    2. BWomen can own their own land
    3. CSettlers rights = Rights of other citizens
    4. DEvery 5 slaves were counted into the population
    5. EPopulation = 60,000 or more; it can become a state
  3. 3Who started the Shays Rebellion
    1. AThomas Shays
    2. BBenjamin Franklin
    3. CDaniel Shays
    4. DJames Madison
  4. 4What caused Shays's Rebellion?
    1. A1. Courthouses closed down 2. Farmers had no say in government
    2. B1. Government took farmers' land in order to gain money 2. Farmers had to pay off debt by selling their land
    3. C1. Money shortages due to taxes unable to be paid 2. New settlers were given the land that the farmers needed
    4. D1. Money shortages due to taxes unable to be paid 2. Farmers had to pay off debt by selling their land
  5. 5What was effects of Shays's Rebellion?
    1. AIt revealed the many problems with interstate commerce
    2. BIt persuaded many leaders to call for a stronger federal government
    3. CIt demonstrated the strength of the state militias
    4. DIt raised people's fears of a strong federal government
  6. 6What was the problem(s) with the first constitution made by America (Articles of Confederation)?
    1. AGovernment could not raise taxes and states refused to contribute money; this resulted in government becoming unable to pay its debt
    2. BIf someone were to charge a criminal for a crime, and that criminal moved to the other state, he CANNOT be punished
    3. CEvery state had its own currency; this made things confusing
    4. DIt decreased the amount of "say" people had in government
    5. ECurrency used had no REAL value (no traces in gold/silver)
  7. 7The Land Ordinance of 1785 was ___________________________.
    1. Aa law passed by Congress that allowed for sales of land in the Northwest Territory and set up standards for land sale that became precedents; among them was the idea of selling mile-square sections of land.
    2. Ba failed idea for uniting the states and opposing the Articles of Confederation
    3. Ca law that helped create more states in America
    4. Da law that helped end slavery in both the northern and southern states
  8. 8Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution" ?
    1. AThomas Jefferson
    2. BJohn Adams
    3. CBenjamin Franklin
    4. DJames Madison
    5. EGeorge Washington
  9. 9What happened once people realized that their first constitution was not a good one?
    1. AThe Constitutional Convention met and created a new constitution called ...THE CONSTITUTION
    2. BThe Congress fixed some things on the Articles of Confederation
    3. CThey did the opposite of everything the Articles of Confederation
    4. DThey asked foreign countries for advice

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Explains the birth of The Constitution and the issues with the first constitution .
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