8.2 Early Quarrels and Accomplishments 1. What issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address? Include the purpose and how land would be added to the U.S. under this ordinance. How to divide up land. Western Lands were divided into six mile squares called townships. Each township was divided into 36 sections of 640 acres. 2. Define Northwest Territory: a region of the US bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes. Given to US by the Treaty of Paris in 1783. • When the population reaches 60,000, it can apply to Congress to become a state. • Slavery was banned in the NW Territory 8.3 Shay’s Rebellion and the Need for Change Fill in the flowchart. Causes of Shays’s Rebellion (What lead the Massachusetts farmers to rebel?) • Congress didn’t have enough gold or silver to mint coins, which caused money shortage • Farmers had difficulty earning enough to pay off debts and taxes • Farmers were required to sell their land And livestock to pay their debts Effects of Shays’s Rebellion (What was the effect of Shay’s Rebellion, according to Americans?) • Many Americans thought the nation was falling apart • Congress called a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation • People like Madison concluded that a nation made up of many groups needs a strong central government