chapter 7

Question 1

what is this time period known as

Answer 1

the critical period

Question 2

what did the colonies form together to join

Answer 2

an alliance

Question 3

what did the 2nd continental congress vote to draw up

Answer 3

a contract for joining the union

Question 4

who lead the committee that drew up the document

Answer 4

john dickenson

Question 5

what was this document called?

Answer 5

the articles of confederartion

Question 6

in what year did all the colonies accept the articles of confederation

Answer 6

1781

Question 7

what was the first initial type of congress used

Answer 7

unicameral(one house)

Question 8

how many votes did each state get in a unicameral congress

Answer 8

1 vote

Question 9

how many representatives could each state elect

Answer 9

2-7 representatives

Question 10

how many states had to approve declaring of war ratification of treaties and coining of money?

Answer 10

9 out of the 13

Question 11

what was the most important thing the government didnt have

Answer 11

money

Question 12

what was the biggest downfall of this government

Answer 12

they could not tax to get more money

Question 13

what was congress forced to do to make money

Answer 13

they had to sell off public land in the northwest territories

Question 14

what was the one good thing this congress did

Answer 14

they signed the treaty of paris 1783

Question 15

what did the treaty force england to do to america

Answer 15

recognize her as a nation

Question 16

what did england recognizing america as a nation do for the small country

Answer 16

it helped build prestige

Question 17

what did the land ordinance of 1784 do

Answer 17

it suggested that the northwest territories be broken up into 10 differant states that outlawed slavery

Question 18

who suggested the land ordinance of 1784?

Answer 18

Ben Franklin

Question 19

what did the land ordinance of 1785 do

Answer 19

divided the new lands in orderly township for sale and developement

Question 20

how was the land sold in the land ordinance of 1785

Answer 20

by section at 1$ an acre there were 640 acres in a section

Question 21

what was the land ordinance of 1787

Answer 21

it states that once you have a population of 5000 you can send people to legislature once you have a population of 60,000 you could write up their own constitution and join the union

Question 22

how many types of currency were there in the union

Answer 22

14(each states money and the continental dollar)

Question 23

what was scarce in america

Answer 23

hard money (silver gold)

Question 24

what was not accepted by merchants

Answer 24

the continental dollar

Question 25

what did merchants do instead of using paper money

Answer 25

they traded