1. how was the land ordinance of 1785 a positive result of the articles of confederation? *
a. the congress could not levy taxes.
b. the congress could not force anyone to obey the laws.
c. the congress could take land from anyone who had not paid their land taxes.
d. the congress could raise money for the government by selling land west of the appalachian mountains.

2. the northwest ordinance of 1787 was important because it *
a. ensured voting rights for all males.
b. extended slavery north of the ohio river.
c. established reservations for native american indians.
d. provided a process for admission of new states to the union.

3. what was the main impact of shays's rebellion? *
a. the increased enforcement of tax laws.
b. the addition of new states to the union.
c. the adoption of the english bill of rights.
d. increased call for revision or replacement of the articles of confederation.

4. native american attacks from the river banks, poling upstream on the ohio and cumberland rivers, and which of the following should be correctly added to a list of struggles faced by the settlers as they moved from watauga to the cumberland settlement? *
a. severe winter weather
b. the revolutionary war
c. lack of good soil and water
d. interference by the british army

5. why did the settlers west of the appalachian mountains attempt to form the state of franklin? *
a. north carolina did not its citizens west of the mountains.
b. north carolina gave the land west of the mountains back to england.
c. north carolina did not charge taxes to its citizens west of the mountains.
d. north carolina gave the land west of the mountains back to the cherokee.

6. what was the purpose of the cumberland compact? *
a. it mapped the route from watauga to the big salt lick.
b. it was the self-government document written and signed by the cumberland settlers.
c. it divided land in middle tennessee between the cumberland settlers and native americans.
d. it was a list of the english bill of rights and how they should be used in the new american government.