3.08 Old-->Articles of Confederation + Shays'

All of the following are ideas from the ENLIGHTENMENT THINKERS EXCEPT:

• "If a government does not do what is in the best interest of the people--it should be abolished!"

• "It's important that the power in government is separated or divided so no one person has all the power!"

• "Every citizen may thus speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be fined for speaking these ideas, as defined by law."

• "Life, liberty, and property are

  natural rights, which are rights bestowed up you at birth."

Colonial lawyer and Patriot, James Otis, promised to oppose WRITS OF ASSISTANCE until his dying day. (Otis was the older gentlemen from Johnny Tremain who other characters said was unpredictable since he suffered a head injury.) What are WRITS OF ASSISTANCE?

• laws that assist the writing of new laws for the upcoming/new legislature of the House of Burgesses

• Latin phrases that helped translate books, newspapers, Bibles or pamphlets from ancient scrolls

• questions soldiers asked colonists to test their loyalty to the Royal Governor and/or King George III

• a document which allowed soldiers to search any house for goods without specifying either the house or the goods

Based on the TCI excerpt and your knowledge of history, which choice is a logical conclusion about the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation.

• The Articles of Confederation granted so many new powers to the Colonial Government.

• States could refuse to pay taxes to Congress, and therefore, the federal government had no money to maintain a military to protect people and property of the 13 Colonies.

• Each state managed their own affairs, which was advantageous for Congress. With the extra time, Congress sought new opponents for war to acquire more land.

• The creation of the post office was an economical and efficient way to send letters and packages from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast.

TRUE or FALSE: The Land Ordinance of 1785 allowed settlers to elect their own legislature once a territory reached 5,000 free adult males.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which issue did Congress face when settlers claimed land in the western territories without any organized system in place?

• Settlers were forced to pay high taxes on their newly acquired land.

• The settlers formed their own governments.

• The over abundance of slaves i cultivate the new land and what to do with them.

• Disputes over who owned what land clogged the courts.

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect the governance in newly acquired land? (Drag and drop to the appropriate spots.)

Groups:

(a) Correct

,

(b) Incorrect

• 60,000 = apply for statehood

• Saved 100 acres of land for Paris

• 5,000 free adult males=state legislatures

• Allowed the American Indians to purchase $1/acre

• Slavery is banned

• Adjusted taxes from Connecticut & New Jersey

• Rights of new states' citizens=old states' citizens rights.

TRUE or FALSE:

Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why did Congress call for a convention in 1787?

• Congress called for a convention to have James Madison draft a new Declaration of Independence.

• Congress convened to discuss foreign affairs with France, as well as how they handle rebellions.

• Congress wanted to meet to address issues caused by the Article of Confederation.

• Congress called for a convention in New York City to prosecute the rebels in Shays' Rebellion.

All of the following happened during Shays' Rebellion EXCEPT:

• Congress sent the Continental army to Vermont to suppress the rebellion and arrest the leaders

• Farmers in Massachusetts protested in front of courthouses to ensure the courts weren't in session

• Daniel Shays led a rebellion of farmers against the Massachusetts government over back taxes

• The Massachusetts governor hired 4,000 troops to restore order and ended the rebellion

• Farmers were delinquent on taxes due to fighting in the Revolution, causing potential foreclosures

Which states were created out of the Northwest Territory?​

• Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana

• Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan

• Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana

• Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania