5:1 The Articles of Confederation

Question 1

Magna Carta

Answer 1

a charter of liberties agreed to by King John in 1215; this made him obey the same laws as the citizens

Question 2

constitution

Answer 2

a set of basic principles that determines the power and duties of a government

Question 3

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Answer 3

a document that gave people in Virginia freedom of worship and prohibited tax money from being used to fund churches

Question 4

suffrage

Answer 4

the right to vote

Question 5

Articles of Confederation

Answer 5

the document that created the first central government for the United States in 1777; was replaced by the Constitution in 1789

Question 6

ratification

Answer 6

an official approval

Question 7

Land Ordinance of 1785

Answer 7

legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country

Question 8

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Answer 8

legislation passed by Congress to establish a political structure for the Northwest Territory and create a system for the admission of new states

Question 9

Northwest Territory

Answer 9

lands organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, including present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin