A More Perfect Union Flashcards
What did the state constitutions allow the states to do?
Make their own laws and their own government
What does bicameral mean?
Two houses
What was the point of limiting power?
They lowered the power so that people couldn’t abuse the power that they had and they were afraid of Tyranny
What were the problems with forming a republic?
They didn’t agree with Each other, and no one wants to give up their power
What were the articles of Confederation and what was it called?
It was the first constitution and it was called “a league of friendship”
What can the articles of Confederation do?
They can conduct foreign affairs, issue currency, borrow money, maintain Armed Forces, and run a post office
What can articles of Confederation not do?
Can’t regulate trade, can’t tax, and can’t make citizens join army
How many states was required to vote yes on something to pass a law
9
How many states had to vote yes in order to change the articles of Confederation?
13
What was the Northwest ordinance
How to make a state
What are the requirements to become a state
You had to have 60,000 people in the population, you had to have no slavery, and no matter what each state was equal to one another
What was the economic problem?
Money depreciated ( lost value)
What were some problems with Britain?
The British stated in the Great Lakes region, and they claimed they wouldn’t leave because the US didn’t pay debts or give loyalists land back
What were some problems with Spain?
They want to stop our expansion because we were growing too fast, and they closed the lower half of the Mississippi River
Economic depression and the farmers?
Mount farmers couldn’t pay debts because no one was buying goods and money depreciated, so they can easily went bankrupt and with thrown in debtors prison.
Who created the first anti-slavery group and when?
The Quakers in 1774
What is manumission?
The gradual friend of enslaved persons
11 out of 13 states did what to slavery
Either out lawed it or heavily taxed it.
Which two states did not outlawed or heavily taxed slavery?
Georgia and South Carolina
Who was James Madison
The youngest and smartest of the representatives, he came from Virginia and is known as the father of constitution
Who created the Virginia plan and what was it about?
Edward Randolph, and it’s a two house legislature in which the legislator is based on the population. The lower house is picked by the people, and the upper house is picked by the lower house. This is usually good for larger states, and the chief executive is chosen by legislator and courts.
Who created the New Jersey plan, and what’s it about?
William Paterson, but it’s a one house legislator with one vote per state. Congress selects the week executive leader, and it is usually good for small states.
What who created the great compromise, what is it known as, and what did it do?
Roger Sherman, the Connecticut plan, and it’s a two house legislator with the lower house of representatives is based on the population, and the upper house (the Senate) has two members per state.
What was the 3/5 compromise?
James Wilson created it, and it means that 5 slaves equal three free men in the population
