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Which items were included in the Land Ordinance of 1785? Select ALL THAT APPLY (3)
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The land would be surveyed and divided into townships
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Basic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
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Each township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
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Outlawed slavery
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Each township would set aside one plot for a public school
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Allowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
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Once a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood
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Which items were included in the Northwest Ordinance? Select ALL THAT APPLY (4)
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The land would be surveyed and divided into townships
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Basic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
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Each township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
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Outlawed slavery
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Each township would set aside one plot for a public school
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Allowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
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Once a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood
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Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Alexander Hamilton
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John Jay
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James Madison
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One reason the meetings for the new government were kept a secret is because they didn't want any outside pressure.
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Another reason the meetings for the government were kept a secret is because they were afraid that if the information leaked they would receive death threats.
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Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Alexander Hamilton
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James Madison
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William Patterson
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What does ratify mean?
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To approve
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To disapprove
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To argue
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To give up
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How many houses did the New Jersey Plan call for?
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How many houses did the Virginia Plan call for?
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How did the Virginia Plan want representatives counted?
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By population
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Each state would get 1 vote regardless of population
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Each state would get to choose how many votes it would get
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Each state would get 2 senators
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How many votes would the states receive under the New Jersey plan?
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What was the name of the plan that settled the representation argument in Congress?
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Who wrote the Great Compromise?
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James Madison
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William Patterson
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Roger Sherman
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Daniel Shays
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What was the name of the plan that settled the dispute over slavery?
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It was agreed that slaves in any state would be counted and that every [blank_start]3,000[blank_end] out of [blank_start]5,000[blank_end] slaves would be added to the population.
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What were the TWO conditions of the Three-Fifths Compromise? CHOOSE 2.
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Congress could not ban slavery for 20 years
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Northern states could not hide runaway slaves
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Slaves could never be set free
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Slavery could never be banned
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What was Shay's Rebellion?
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A fight between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
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When a group of former militiamen began burning down banks and courthouses in protest
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Another name for the Revolutionary War
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A dispute over slavery
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Why did Daniel Shay and the group of militiamen destroy banks and courthouses?
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How did Shay's Rebellion end?
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What were the arguments the FEDERALISTS had for APPROVING the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3)
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They thought the Articles made for a weak government.
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The Constitution protected the rights of the people.
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The Constitution protected the rights of the states.
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They thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
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They believed it gave the president too much power.
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It did not include a Bill of Rights.
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What were the arguments that the ANTI-FEDERALISTS had AGAINST the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3).
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They thought the Articles made for a very weak government.
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The Constitution protected the rights of the people.
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The Constitution protected the rights of the states.
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They thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
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They believed it gave the president too much power.
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It did not include the Bill of Rights.
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Which of the following did NOT help write the Federalist Papers?
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James Madison
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Jay
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Alexander Hamilton