Topic 2 Lesson 2: Country's First Government

What role did governors fulfill when the colonies became states?

• selecting members of the state legislators

•  implementing and enforcing state laws

• interpreting laws in state courts

• representing the state in the Confederation Congress

Which of the following powers did the Confederation Congress have?

• to tax the people of the states

•  to appoint state judges

•  to organize an army

•  to choose state governors

What was the structure of the state governments that were set up to replace colonial governments?

• Each had a legislature that had the sole power of government.

•  Each had a legislature with only one house and a governing council

•  Each gave power to local town meetings that reported to the governor.

• Each had three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial.

Which of the following states were formed from the Northwest Territory?

• Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois

• Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee

• Wisconsin, Idaho, and Louisiana

• Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Minnesota

What important law was included in the 1787 Northwest Ordinance?

•  Each township was to be 36 square miles.

• Trade with Great Britain was forbidden.

• Slavery was forbidden in the territory.

• Each township had one vote in the government

What was a key result of Shays’s Rebellion?

• The Confederation Congress gave loans to help businesses.

• Many people lost their jobs or their land

• Taxes were reduced for farmers and merchants

• People called for a stronger central government.