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Stack #1374554
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta was a document that | required British royalty to obey the same laws as other English people. |
| How did the Magna Carta influence American leaders when they were considering the struture of their government? | It showed that it was important to limit the power of government. |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom declared that | no person could be forced to attend church or to pay for a church with taxes. |
| How did the ideas in Tomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Reigious Freedom differ from previous ideas held by the government? | Thomas Jefferson felt that government had no right to control religious choice. |
| What characterisitic of most state constitutions created during the American Revolution strongly influenced the ideas behindthe Anerican government? | the creation of governments with limited power |
| How did the Declaration of Independence influence the Articles of Confederation? | The Declaration of Independence condemned the power of the British king over the colonies, which was relected in the creation of a limited governmentin the Articles. |
| What was the signicance of the Articles of Confederation? | they established the first national government of the United States. |
| How did the national government eventully respond toshays's Rebellion? | it announced a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation to better meet the nation's needs. |
| Which of these was the main cause of Shays's Rebellion? | the Massachusetts policy that forced farmers to pay taxes on land |
| Following Shay's Rebellion, most Americans called for establishing | a stronger central government. |
| What was the significance of Shays's Rebellion? | It showed Americans the weaknesses of the Confederation government. |
| How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect education in the Northwest Territory? | It made education a basic right by providing public education for all citizens. |
| What was the significance of the changes that the Northeast Ordinance of 1787 made to slavery? | It established a standard for slavery in future territories of the United States. |
| Under the Northwest Ordiance of 1787, a territory could apply to become a state when it had | 60,000 settlers and a drafted constitution. |
| What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785? | to set up a system of surveying and dividing territory |
| Which of these was a reason why Congress decided to pass the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? | Congress had to decide what to do with the western lands under its control. |
| The banning of slavery in some state contitutions was significant because it marked the beginnings of | the abolition movement. |
| How did the Articles of Confederation fail to impement the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Inndependence? | They failed to protect ideals of individual liberty. |
| Which of these best summarizes the trade relationship between Britain an America in the late 1700s? | Britain placed a high tariff and exports, which forced Americans to pay a higher price for goods. |
| In 1784 Spain closed which important trade route to the U.S. that was used to send goods to eastern markets? | the lower Mississippi River |
| What change to the struture of government did the Virginia Plan suggest? | giving the federal government supreme power and dividing the government into three branches |
| How did the Great Compromise reslove the debate over state representation in the federal government? | It created a bicameral legislature, where in one house state population determined the number of representatives and in the other the number |
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