Module 5

Question 1

Manga Carta

Answer 1

a charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England, it made the king obey the same laws as citizens.

Question 2

Constitution

Answer 2

a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government.

Question 3

Virgins statue 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

Voting rights.

Question 5

Articles of confederation

Answer 5

the document that created the first central government for the United States; 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

North West 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 including present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.