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19 Cards in this Set
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What could happen in a territory once the population reached 60,000?
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it could apply to become a state(statehood)
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Why couldn't states turn to Congress to resolve disputes among themselves?
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no federal court system existed
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Why did money(currency) become a problem under the Articles of Confederation?
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no federal laws regulated the printing of paper money
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Why couldn't Americans stand up for their international trade rights?
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the federal government had limited powers
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Whose permission would be necessary before the Articles of Confederation could be changed?
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All 13 of the states
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Why couldn't the Articles of Confederations pay its war debts?
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it couldn't tax citizens
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The ideas of republicanism made it possible for men from the working classes to hold public__________________for the first time.
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office
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Tell what Richard Allen did.
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encouraged education for black people through his Methodist church
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What was the Ordinance of 1785 supposed to do?
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divide the Northwest Territory
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___________became less important than ever as a qualification to hold office.
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Religion(religious views)
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Who could collect taxes under the Articles of Confederation?
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Only the states could
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What is the Continental Congress's plan for a central government called?
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Articles of Confederation
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Discuss the problems created under the Articles of Confederations.
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1. money troubles, leading to debts that couldn't be paid 2.problems with Britain and Spain, who didn't have to respect a weak United States with no military power 3. The probability that 13 states so weakly united would become 13 independent nations
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Under the new government who had the most power?
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the states
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Republicanism encouraged women to get _____________, so they could raise more intelligent children.
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education
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Who was appointed to govern the Northwest Territory?
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A governor and 3 judges
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What was forbidden in the Northwest Territory?
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slavery
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Define Republic
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government in which chosen(elected) representatives make the laws
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_____________became less tolerable as an institution in the more republican society.
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Slavery
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