MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“I came to this land desiring to create a large plantation with all my slaves laboring to grow tobacco”
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“This land is perfect for drawing beautiful landscapes of the American countryside”
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“I wanted to come and acquire as much of this land to build lumber mills on”
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“I wanted to live in a place where freedom of religion is allowed and slavery is prohibited”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three years later, the Northwest Ordinance proposed that three to five new states be created from the Northwest Territory. Instead of adopting the legal constructs of an existing state, each territory would have an appointed governor and council.
Detailed explanation-3: -Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements best describes how the Northwest Ordinance established a method for settlement? It provided a procedure whereby new states could become part of the United States.