After the Revolution Flashcards
The west
opened up after independence, proclamation line is gone, poured into kentucky and tennessee, daniel boone made path for people to move west
newburgh conspiracy
soldiers of the continental army are in newburgh ny ut they are not happy with congress, they haven’t been paid and a lack of supplies
henry knox has the idea to storm congress and take over the government
washington has heard of the plan and he quits
the confederation
articles of confederation, first system of government, loose grouping of states, absolute mess, no central gov, no court system, no way to tax, no rules
morris plan
pass 3 laws that will fix the articles, make a national bank, and terrif, rhode island says no they can’t smuggle if it gets passed
what were the problems after the war?
economic : congress will ask for 16 million they get 3
recession, no international respect, rebellion led by daniel shay - farmer and the US army is to weak to stop them
virginia plan
both senate and house to be decided by population
new jersey plan
equal representation regardless of size
compromise
the great compromise, 2 houses of congress, senate is equal representation - 2 people per state, senator - 6 years, HOR - 2 years, executive branch - 4 years no term limits
slavery
southern states want slaves to count toward population but not towards taxes, northern states want it flipped
3/5ths compromise
all slaves will be counted as 3/5 of a person
federalists
trust your government, ratify the constitution today
anti federalists
don’t trust your government, bill of rights is made to calm the argument between federalists and anti federalists
northwest ordinance
land purchased from indians, would become new slaves not expansion of current states, slavery is banned, ohio river is the border of freedom and slavery, begin to set the stage for slavery battle
