The system shown in the diagram was developed under the Articles of Confederation in order to

a. divide lands seized from the Loyalists
b. provide an orderly system of development for the Northwest Territory
c. remove Native American Indians to areas west of the Appalachian Mountains
d. extend slavery as the nation grew


Answer: b. provide an orderly system of development for the Northwest Territory

History

You might also like to view...

As recognition that Marxism-Leninism is losing its appeal in Communist China, Confucianism has regained official approval in recent years.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

History

Which statement best describes how immigrants responded to the pressure to become "Americanized"?

a. They continued to read foreign-language newspapers, but over the course of a lifetime adjusted to American customs. b. They wanted as little change as possible and refused to make any adjustments to American life. c. They were willing to learn English, but they did not want their children to learn it. d. They quickly shed their immigrant past and blended neatly into mainstream American culture.

History

Which of the following was true of Martin Delany?

a) He traveled extensively within the United States. b) He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. c) He refused to work with white abolitionists. d) He fought on the patriot side during the Revolutionary War.

History

All of the following statements regarding the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers are true EXCEPT that

A. Hiss was convicted of espionage. B. the case cast suspicion on a generation of liberal Democrats. C. classified documents allegedly stolen by Hiss were kept hidden by Chambers in a pumpkin. D. Chambers was a former communist agent. E. Hiss served several years in prison.

History