C5L1 Flashcards
The Articles of Confederation provided a
framework for a national government
The American people examined
many ideas about government
The Articles of Confederation laid the base for the
first national government of the United States
The Confederation Congress established
the Northwest Territory
English laws that limited the power of the king were the _______________ and the __________________.
English laws that limited the power of the king were the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement that emphasized the use of
reason to examine old ideas and traditions.
Who believed a social contract existed between political rulers and the people they ruled.
John Locke believed a social contract existed between political rulers and the people they ruled.
Early models of _______________ were town meetings, the Virginia House of Burgesses, and the _____________.
Early models of self-government, and the Mayflower Compact
The constitution of each state limited ____________ and protected rights of citizens
government
Who’s ideas on religious freedom were written in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Thomas Jefferson
Many state constitutions provided suffrage, or ___________________ to most white men who paid taxes.
the right to vote.
The Articles of Confederation created a national government with _________ powers.
limited
Congress could settle conflicts among states, make ______, borrow money, ask ________ for money and soldiers, and make _________ treaties with other nations.
make coins, ask states and make treaties
States had the power to __________ requests.
refuse
There was not a ______________ or a national ______ ___________.
president, court system
The __________ __________ ___________ passed the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, and sent them to each state for _______________.
Second Continental Congress, ratification
The first national government of the United States was established after the last state ratified the Articles in
March 1781.
Congress passed Land Ordinance of 1785 to raise money to pay
debts.
Ordinance provided for surveying and dividing
western lands.
Land was split into
townships.
Each township was divided into lots for sale to
the public.
Congress passed Northwest
Ordinance of 1787.
Established Northwest Territory and a system for
creating new states.
Included what are now the states of ________, Indiana, Michigan, _________, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Ohio, Illinois
