APUSH - Ch 5 Critical Period 1791-1789 Flashcards
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First Land Ordinance
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-divided West into 10 states under self-government
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The Articles of Confederation
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- one house legistlature
- 9/13 votes to pass measures
- unanimity for amendments
- couldn’t directly tax people
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Second Land Ordinance
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- reduced number of states to 3
- divided up land into lots
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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
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-areas became territories then states when reach a certain population
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Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
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-opened west to settlement, but it failed
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Annapolis, Maryland
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-reformers met here to discuss changes to government
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Shays’s Rebellion (1786-1787)
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-farmers closed many local courts to prevent foreclosure of farms
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The Great Compromise
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-bicameral legislature, one based on population, one was equally represented by states
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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-slaves would count as 3/5 of a person when determining representation
