Use the additive inverse to find −24 4/5 − 6 7/10.
−18 1/10
negative 18 Start Fraction 1 over 10 End Fraction
−31 1/10
negative 31 Start Fraction 1 over 10 End Fraction
31 1/2
31 Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction
−31 1/2
The correct answer is −31 1/2.
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following established that new states would be created from new lands?
(1 point)
Responses
Jay's Treaty
Jay's Treaty
Land Ordinance
Land Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance
Treaty of Paris
The correct answer is Land Ordinance.
What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
(1 point)
Responses
Congress could not provide for a national defense.
Congress could not provide for a national defense.
Powers given to the central or national government were limited.
Powers given to the central or national government were limited.
States had no way to settle disputes.
States had no way to settle disputes.
States had to relinquish their sovereignty.
The correct answer is Powers given to the central or national government were limited.
Which best describes the cause of Shays’s Rebellion?
(1 point)
Responses
The federal government did not pay the veterans the money they were owed.
The federal government did not pay the veterans the money they were owed.
The veterans wanted to take the arsenal to sell it for needed funds.
The veterans wanted to take the arsenal to sell it for needed funds.
The state government had disagreements with the federal government on which the veterans were asked to take sides.
The state government had disagreements with the federal government on which the veterans were asked to take sides.
The British offered to give the veterans funds if they would attack the arsenal.
The correct answer is The federal government did not pay the veterans the money they were owed.
Which of the following was an achievement of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation?
(1 point)
Responses
It forced the Spanish to allow U.S. usage of the Port of New Orleans.
It forced the Spanish to allow U.S. usage of the Port of New Orleans.
Power was taken away from the states and given to the national government.
Power was taken away from the states and given to the national government.
The United States adopted the U.S. Constitution.
The United States adopted the U.S. Constitution.
Under the new Constitution, slavery was abolished in all states.