9. was/were established to settle disputes between the states. a. the executive branch b. central courts c. the presidency d. the state department

What was true about sharecropping? a. landowner provided free tools and seeds. b. workers could leave the land if they failed to make money. c. landowners often took advantage of workers. d. workers received ownership of the land they farmed after a set number of years.

Select the five weaknesses of the articles of confederation. congress could not declare war or establish an army. congress could not levy taxes. congress could not control trade. not all the states were represented in congress. no national court system. no executive to enforce the laws. congress could not negotiate with foreign governments. the national government could not borrow money. nine of the states had to agree to pass a law.

Why did the meiji reformers want to modernize japan a) to colonize weaker nations in south east asia b) to allow western nations to protect them and treat negotiation c) to compete with the economics and military of western nations d) to replace additional prices with weston culture