ch.7 history

Question 1

what is a confederation

Answer 1

a loose association or league of states

Question 2

the articles of confederation had to be ratified by how many states

Answer 2

all 13

Question 3

what are the articles of confederation

Answer 3

1st plan of government of the united states, in force 1777 until ratification of the US constitution in 1789; included one governing body, a congress; allowed for strong state governments

Question 4

what does ratify mean

Answer 4

formally approve

Question 5

what couldn’t the power of Congress do

Answer 5

had no power to tax; couldn’t raise and maintain a national army or navy

Question 6

what could the power of Congress do

Answer 6

could declare war, make treaties, manage indian affairs, establish and run a postal system, and borrow and coin money

Question 7

what was the land ordinance of 1785

Answer 7

provided for the survey and sale of the northwest territory

Question 8

what is the defonition of the land ordinance of 1785

Answer 8

provided for the surveying and sale of the northwest territory

Question 9

what are townships

Answer 9

(1) basic unit of government in New England colonies; (2) divisions of land six miles square , subdivided into thirty-six smaller parcels

Question 10

according to the northwest ordinance of 1787 what must happen before they could devise a constitution and apply for a statehood

Answer 10

(1) each territory would be under the control of a governor (2) a thousand free adult males must live there (3) sixty thousand free inhabitants must live there

Question 11

what became the dividing line between slave and free states

Answer 11

the Ohio river