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What issues affected the Western territories between 1725 and 1787? - =Firstly, The Wilderness
Road was a trail into Kentucky. This made settlers go to the Western Territories. Secondly, the
Articles of Confederation was when the Western lands were under control of the national
government. The states with the wet with Western lands could sell them to pay off the debts that
from the revolution. Thirdly the land ordinance of 1785 which called for surveyors to take out 6
mi.² plus called townships in Western lands. Fourthly the land later became known as the
northwest territory. Lastly, The Northwest ordinance which describe how the northwest territory
was to be governed as a territory growing population it would gain rights to self government. It
also sent conditions for settlement in the northwest territory. All of these events led to one
another and affected the Northwest Ordinance.
What were three successes of the Continental Congress? - =One of the successes was The
articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, and Land Ordinance.
What were the teree streangths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? - =The
strengths of the articles of confederation were they governed The nation during the revolutionary
war, negotiated the treaty of Paris at the end of the war, pass the land ordinance of 1785, past the
Northwest ordinance in 1787. Weaknesses were that they lacked power to enforce laws, black
power to levy taxes, left power to regulate trade among the states, required all 13 states to
approve changes in the articles.
Wilderness Road? - =The trail into Kentucky that woodsman Daniel Boone helped build
Republic? - =A government in which people elect representitives to govern for them.
Articles of Confederation? - =A document, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 and
finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United
States.
Land Ordinance of 1785? - =A law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally
owned lands west of the Appalacian Mountains.
What issues affected the Western territories between 1725 and 1787? - =Firstly, The Wilderness
Road was a trail into Kentucky. This made settlers go to the Western Territories. Secondly, the
Articles of Confederation was when the Western lands were under control of the national
government. The states with the wet with Western lands could sell them to pay off the debts that
from the revolution. Thirdly the land ordinance of 1785 which called for surveyors to take out 6
mi.² plus called townships in Western lands. Fourthly the land later became known as the
northwest territory. Lastly, The Northwest ordinance which describe how the northwest territory
was to be governed as a territory growing population it would gain rights to self government. It
also sent conditions for settlement in the northwest territory. All of these events led to one
another and affected the Northwest Ordinance.
What were three successes of the Continental Congress? - =One of the successes was The
articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, and Land Ordinance.
What were the teree streangths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? - =The
strengths of the articles of confederation were they governed The nation during the revolutionary
war, negotiated the treaty of Paris at the end of the war, pass the land ordinance of 1785, past the
Northwest ordinance in 1787. Weaknesses were that they lacked power to enforce laws, black
power to levy taxes, left power to regulate trade among the states, required all 13 states to
approve changes in the articles.
Wilderness Road? - =The trail into Kentucky that woodsman Daniel Boone helped build
Republic? - =A government in which people elect representitives to govern for them.
Articles of Confederation? - =A document, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 and
finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United
States.
Land Ordinance of 1785? - =A law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally
owned lands west of the Appalacian Mountains.
