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Articles of confederation, Constitution, Federalist era Flashcards

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powers of Articles of Confederation

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  • declare war
  • make peace
  • sign treaties
  • deal with indians
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lack of powers in articles of confederation

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  • no control over interstate commerce: can’t regulate trade
  • no way to force states to pay their taxes
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Established government under articles of Confederation

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  • no executive branch
    -no judiciary branch
  • no standing army (state militias keep order)
  • small navy
  • congress of 13: 1 from each state
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Articles of confederation: voting procedures

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  • 2/3 to pass a law
  • 13/13 to change articles of conf.
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Land ordinance of 1785

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pos. development under articles
- states gave up claims to western land sp it could be sold to pay off national debt and public schools

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Northwest ordinance of 1787

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pos. development under articles
- NW settlers have free religion, trial, no slavery, fair indian compensation if all states enter US as equal to others

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Second treaty of fort iroquois

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pos. development for whites under articles
- iriquois loses lots of land
- ppl also signed away land in fear of military
- many indians don’t acknowlege this treaty

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negative developments under articles: British

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  • Britain doesn’t uphold treaty of paris and doesn’t leave forts (bc no standing army)
  • Britain closes its ports off from US: navigation acts exclude them (weak navy + lack of interstate commerce)
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negative developments under articles: France

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  • Spain refuses to recognize US claim of Ohio valley and sets forts + indian alliances there
  • Spain refuses to let US use New Orleans ports: preventing trade
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negative developments under articles: finance

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  • can’t have tariff
  • France says no trade until debts paid
  • Annapolis convention: 5 states meet to promote commerce, call for new amendments, decide they need to meet again soon (constitution
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negative developments under articles: attacks

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  • Pirates attack US ships + enslave US sailors
  • Shay’s rebellion: gov tries to raise taxes bc of debt: ppl think that U.S. vulnerable to mobocracy (threatened to steal federal weapons): realize too much public power
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Delegates attending constitutional convention

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all white males, educated, young, wealthy
- radicals not invited or don’t want to come

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The federalist papers

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Constitutional Convention
Hamilton, John jay, James Madison
- in support of constitution
- persuasive essays on why ppl should support constitution

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The virginia plan

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legislature elected based on state population size

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The New Jersey Plan

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Constitutional Convention
equal rep from each state: tax and commerce reg

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The great compromise

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Constitutional Convention
- btwn new jersey and virginia plan
- house of rep by population
- senate by state

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Slave compromises under constitutional convention

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slave trade clause: slave who escapes should be delivered back

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3/5 compromise under constitutional convention

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slaves would count as 3/5 of a human being in terms of representation

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The commerce and slave trade compromise under the constitutional convention

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  • congress able to regulate interstate + foreign commerce
  • southerners make sure no tax on exports
  • debate over slave trade results in Congress banned on interfering with slaves for 20 yrs
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Constitution 2 values

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balance of powers
checks and balances

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anti-democratic aspects of the constitution

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  • non direct senator + presidential vote (white property elite + wealthy)
  • judges serve for life
  • slavery + slaves serving as 3/5 of a person
  • constitution passed when only ratified by 9/13 states
  • no bill of rights
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Federalists in the ratification fight

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  • checks and balances would prevent tyranny
  • balanced relationship of national + state gov
  • Articles are weak
  • George Washington, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton
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Concerns of anti-federalists in the ratification fight: tyranny

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  • too powerful english like government
  • lack of bill of rights
  • necessary and proper clause could allow anything
  • president could beat down opposition as head of army
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Concerns of anti-federalists in the ratification fight: state gov supremacy

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  • state govs respond more to popular will
  • fewer reps will create governing elite
  • power of standing armies over state militias
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Concerns of anti-federalists in the ratification fight:against systems

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  • Sam Adams, Patrick Heny, and Richard Henry Lee
  • small famers want o protect their property
  • debtors worried about being forced to pay debts back fully
  • congress control over elections would corrupt process
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Concerns of anti-federalists in the ratification fight: general suspicians

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  • Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee
  • secrecy of constitutional convention
  • ratification process too fast and against articles
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Judiciary act of 1789

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under washington
established federal court system + judicial branch

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Whiskey Rebellion of 1794

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Washington leads new army to put down rebels of tax on whiskey

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Washington’s farewell address

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warns against political parties, urges ppl to stay neutral in foreign affairs

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Washington- 2 term tradition

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  • doesn’t run for re-election in 1796 to show how presidency was not a lifetime appointment
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Jay’s treaty

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Washington
solved issues btwn America and Britain post rev
- US will repay debts from pre rev and wont be compensatwd for stolen slaves
- britain will compemsate and leave great lakes

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Pinckney’s treaty

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Washington
-Spain concerned ab alliance btwn US + Britain (non existant)
- Spain agrees for free navigation on missisipi river out of fear of losing US as an ally

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Neutrality proclamation

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Washington says US britain in rev France and Brityain fight

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Alien and sedation acts

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John Adams
4 laws that restricted immigration and limited speech that criticized the government

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Kentucky and Virginia resolutions

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Jefferson and Adams say that Alien and sedation acts are unconstitutional

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midnight judges

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group of Federalist judges appointed by John Adams before end of presidency

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Quasi war

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unoffical naval war between US and France

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XYZ affair

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French and US incident iver stolen ships: France says US would have to pay bribe to see French foreign minister: ended at treaty of Mortefontaine

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Hamilton’s financial system

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  • assume all state debts and loans
  • tariffs on imports
  • bank of USA + new currency
  • loose construction
  • elitest
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