USH Module 1 Section #7 Bellwork

Sort the following items into their appropriate categories regarding the Articles of Confederation.

Groups:

(a) Weaknesses

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(b) Accomplishments

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• No power to tax

• No executive branch

What was the primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• To create a strong national government

• To establish a league of friendship among the states

• To outline the rights of the British colonies

• To replace the U.S. Constitution

What was the primary goal of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To abolish slavery in new territories

• To create a strong federal government

• To organize the Northwest Territory

• To survey and sell western lands to support public education

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 establish?

• A system for dividing land among Native Americans

• A national banking system

• A process for admitting new states and banning slavery in the Northwest Territory

• A resolution to Shays’ Rebellion

Which of the following was the most impactful weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Lack of a judicial system

• Congress could not levy taxes

• The inability to make treaties with foreign nations

• A lack of state governments

Why was Shays’ Rebellion significant?

• It led to the adoption of the Articles of Confederation

• It highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• It ended slavery in Massachusetts

• It resulted in a new banking system

Match the term to its description.

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Surveyed and sold western lands

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• First constitution of the United States

• Articles of Confederation

• Established rules for new states and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory

Place the events to in chronological order.

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation adopted

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Shays’ Rebellion

The Philadelphia Convention was also known as the ​ (a)   Convention, where delegates met to ​ (b)   the Articles of Confederation and create a new Constitution.

• Constitutional
• revise
• Continental
• Federal
• abolish
• delay