HW Assignment #14 - 10/13/09

READ Chapter 5 Section 1 in your textbook (pp. 132-137)

Complete: Terms

John Dickinson * Articles of Confederation * republic * Land Ordinance of 1785 * Republicanism * Northwest Ordinance of 1787 * Republican Motherhood
Questions:

1. Why do you think that the states guaranteed the specific rights of freedom of speech, religion, and the press?
2. List the powers given to the Article of Confederation government. What were its shortcomings?
3. What was the difference between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
4. List the three requirements or stages for a territory to become a state.
5. What foreign relations problems did the Confederation Congress face at the end of the 1780s?

TEST FRIDAY 10/16

Our First "REAL" exam will take place this Friday October 16th.

CLICK HERE for the information that you should review in order to successfully complete the exam. All of the information is there. We will also spend some time in class going over the information as well.

You are allowed to bring one (1) post-it with you to the exam. On that post-it, you may HANDWRITE as much information as possible, which you think will help you to be successful on the exam.

Here's the format.

25 Multiple Choice Questions.

1 Thematic Essay.