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Question 1
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Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?
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To end slavery
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To set up a way of helping to make states
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To encourage foreigners to come to America
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To help create a government for America
Question 2
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What were some of the rules set by the Northwest Ordinance?
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Slaves were prohibited
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Women can own their own land
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Settlers rights = Rights of other citizens
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Every 5 slaves were counted into the population
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Population = 60,000 or more; it can become a state
Question 3
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Who started the Shays Rebellion
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Thomas Shays
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Benjamin Franklin
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Daniel Shays
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James Madison
Question 4
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What caused Shays's Rebellion?
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1. Courthouses closed down 2. Farmers had no say in government
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1. Government took farmers' land in order to gain money 2. Farmers had to pay off debt by selling their land
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1. Money shortages due to taxes unable to be paid 2. New settlers were given the land that the farmers needed
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1. Money shortages due to taxes unable to be paid 2. Farmers had to pay off debt by selling their land
Question 5
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What was effects of Shays's Rebellion?
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It revealed the many problems with interstate commerce
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It persuaded many leaders to call for a stronger federal government
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It demonstrated the strength of the state militias
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It raised people's fears of a strong federal government
Question 6
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What was the problem(s) with the first constitution made by America (Articles of Confederation)?
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Government could not raise taxes and states refused to contribute money; this resulted in government becoming unable to pay its debt
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If someone were to charge a criminal for a crime, and that criminal moved to the other state, he CANNOT be punished
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Every state had its own currency; this made things confusing
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It decreased the amount of "say" people had in government
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Currency used had no REAL value (no traces in gold/silver)
Question 7
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The Land Ordinance of 1785 was ___________________________.
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a 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.
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a failed idea for uniting the states and opposing the Articles of Confederation
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a law that helped create more states in America
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a law that helped end slavery in both the northern and southern states
Question 8
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Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution" ?
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Adams
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Benjamin Franklin
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James Madison
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George Washington
Question 9
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What happened once people realized that their first constitution was not a good one?
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The Constitutional Convention met and created a new constitution called ...THE CONSTITUTION
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The Congress fixed some things on the Articles of Confederation
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They did the opposite of everything the Articles of Confederation
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They asked foreign countries for advice
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