Chapter 7.1 The Articles of Confederation

A plan of government

• confederation

• constitution

• federalism

• legislation

A form of government ruled by the people through their elected representatives.

• republic

• constitution

• congress

• loyalist

The first constitution of the United States was ___.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

A two-house legislature is called a_____

• bicameral

• petition

• republic

• constitution

To make a formal written request....

• ordinance

• petition

• constitution

• boycott

A law is called a(n) ____________

• ordinance

• petition

• republic

• bicameral

To fall in value means to____

• petition

• depreciate

• boycott

• crash

One major weakness of the Confederation was that it could not deal with

• drawing maps

• Native Americans

• new states

• the nation's finances

Under the NorthWest Ordinance of 1787 the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River was called the

• Mississippi Territory

• NorthWest Territory

• Western Territory

• Ohio River Valley Territory

One of the Confederation’s accomplishments was an arrangement for handling

• currency

• the military

• new states in the West

• foreign troops