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Standard "1.0 Civics," Indicator "FNG.1 …"

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Which success of the Articles of Confederation is demonstrated by the Northwest Ordinance?

  1. A.
    It allowed the expansion of slavery into the West.
  2. B.
    It completed the purchase of land from France.
  3. C.
    It created the process for collecting federal taxes.
  4. D.
    It established the requirements for adding new states.

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Which feature of the Northwest Ordinance contributed to sectionalism after the Revolutionary War?

  1. A.
    the creation of three states
  2. B.
    the prohibition of slavery
  3. C.
    the population requirements for statehood
  4. D.
    the guarantee of trial by jury

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Which event exposed one limitation of the Articles of Confederation?

  1. A.
    Shays' Rebellion
  2. B.
    Pontiac's Rebellion
  3. C.
    Nat Turner's Rebellion
  4. D.
    Whiskey Rebellion