Advanced Placement-Style United States History
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The Northwest Ordinance (1787), creating six states, was one of the most
important accomplishments during the Articles of Confederation period
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Question 946:

Which of the following was a provision of the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first governing document?

    (A)  a two-house legislative branch
    (B)  a strong executive branch, headed by a president
    (C)  the power to tax citizens
    (D)  a system of federal courts
    (E)  a unanimous vote of the 13 member states was needed to amend the Articles

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