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Miller Lesson 46
The Critical Period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did the Critical Period take place? | The United States was governed by its first Constitution |
| What was the name of the United States' first constitution? | Articles of Confederation |
| What is a written plan of government? | constitution |
| For whom is a national government? | All states |
| How did foreign countries view the United States during the Critical Period? | Had little respect for the new nation |
| What was the only branch of government established by the Articles of Confederation? | legislative branch |
| What group controlled the national government of the United States during the Critical Period? | Congress |
| When was the Articles of Confederation adopted? | 1781 |
| Under the Articles of Confederation how many votes did each state have in Congress? | One |
| What is a territory? | Land that has not yet become a state |
| What states made up the Northwest Territory? | Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin |
| According to the Articles of Confederation, who had the right to establish post offices--Congress or states? | Congress |
| According to the Articles of Confederation, who had the right to organize a militia--Congress or states | states |
| According to the Articles of Confederation, who had the right to control the affairs and business of the state--Congress or states? | states |
| According to the Articles of Confederation, who decided the amount of taxes that would be paid--Congress or states? | states |
| According to the Articles of Confederation, who decided the size and use of the military forces--Congress or states? | Congress |
| How many votes were needed in Congress to pass a new law? | 9 |
| How many votes were needed to change the Articles of Confederation? | 13 |
| Why were the Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance passed by Cogress? | Establish boundary lines so there would be no confusion and legal disputes over landownership |
| How many square miles made up each township? | 36 square miles |
| Each section of a township contained how many acres? | 640 |
| How was a section of land distributed? | auctioned to highest bidder |
| What was the minimum cost of an acre of land? | $1 |
| Most settlers bought their land from whom? | land companies |
| How was the United States government able to gain control of western land in the late 1700s? | Seven states gave up their claim to the western lands |
| In each township one section was sold to pay for support of what? | public schools |
| How many people had to live in a territory before it could ask Congress for statehood? | 60,000 |
| What group wrote the Articles of Confederation? | Continental Congress |
| What group will write the United States Constitution? | Constitutional Convention |
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