Chapter 7 Study Guide/Review

Question 1

Why was the Treaty of prissier an important foreign policy achievement for the new nation?

Answer 1

It was the first time the America was seen as separate nation from Britain

Question 2

How did the confederation encourage educational growth in the young nation?

Answer 2

With the Land of Ordinance of 1785

Question 3

How was the Northwest Territory to be divided ? Name the states that ultimately were created from it.

Answer 3

It was separated into 5 states: Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin

Question 4

What principles were the foundation of the Constitution?

Answer 4

Representation, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, popular sovereignty

Question 5

What basic Biblical principles concerning human nature did the framers of the Constitution recognize when writing the constitution?

Answer 5

That everyman has certain God given rights from birth “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”