Articles of Confederation/NW Territories/Shays Rebellion

Which document made the king subject to law and influenced ideas about government in the United States?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Land Ordinance of 1785

• The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

Which philosophical movement emphasized the use of reason to examine old ideas and traditions?

• The Enlightenment

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Which state had the oldest state constitution still in effect today?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Maryland

Who had the right to vote in many states' constitutions?

• Women

• Only landowners

• All of the above

• Any white man who paid taxes

What was the only state that allowed women to vote?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusettes

Daniel Shays was a _______.

• Firefighter

• Congressman

• Farmer

• Blacksmith

What was one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no President

• There was no National Court System

• States had the power to refuse the requests of Congress

• All of the above

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 set up a system for?

• Surveying and dividing western lands

• Creating a system for bringing new states into the Union

• Establishing the Northwest Territory

• Selling western lands

Which document established the Northwest Territory and stated that there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the territory?

• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Land Ordinance of 1785

Which states are now part of the Northwest Territory?

• Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

• Texas, California, Florida, New York

• Virginia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland

• Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin