Author Question: How was the sovereignty dispute discussed in the text finally settled between Vermont and New York? ... (Read 67 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

How was the sovereignty dispute discussed in the text finally settled between Vermont and New York?

a. New York ceded the land to Vermont.
b. The Confederation Congress threatened military force.
c. George Washington met with leaders of both sides to reach a compromise.
d. The national government compensated New York for the land, and then admitted Vermont as the fourteenth state.
e. Vermont feared losing commerce ties while the dispute dragged on, so the legislature conceded.

Question 2

Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the central government continually on the verge of bankruptcy?

a. The states failed to meet their monetary obligations to the central government.
b. All of its cash went to payment for soldiers during the war.
c. Money went to paying bribes to the French and Spanish governments to keep them out of the war.
d. The government established too many social welfare programs.
e. It was funneling too much money into the states.