CH5 A More Perfect Union

Front

what does bicameral legislature have?

Back

two houses

Front

what is a republic?

Back

a government in which citizens rule

Front

Why did Congress pass the Land Act of 1800?

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To set up a process to sell lands north of the Ohio River.

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Why did the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation have trouble paying its debts?

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They had no power to raise money through taxes

Front

In the years after the Revolutionary War, which European power controlled Florida and lands West of the Mississippi River?

Back

Spain

Front

Why did Daniel Shays lead a rebellion against the government in Western Massachusetts in 1786?

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to stop judges from legally taking away farmers' lands

Front

At the end of the Revolutionary War, where was slavery legal in the United States?

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in all states

Front

Who did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention choose to lead the meetings?

Back

George Washington

Front

The founder who is often called the "Father of the Constitution" is

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James Madison

Front

Why did Southern states like the idea of including enslaved persons in a state's population?

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The South would have more seats in Congress if enslaved persons were included.