Module 5

Question 1

Magna Carta

Answer 1

Also named the Great Charter, limited the King or Queen’s power over the United States

Question 2

Constitution

Answer 2

Set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government

Question 3

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Answer 3

A document that declared no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be requested to pay for a church with tax money

Question 4

Suffrage

Answer 4

The right to vote

Question 5

Articles of Confederation

Answer 5

A document. That created the first central government for the United States

Question 6

Ratification

Answer 6

Official approval

Question 7

Land Ordinance of 1785

Answer 7

Legislation passed by congress authorizing surveys and division of public lands in the western region of the country

Question 8

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Answer 8

Legislation passed by congress to establish a political structure for the Northwest Territory and create a system for the admission of new states

Question 9

Northwest Territory

Answer 9

Lands including present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin