Ch 6 Flashcards
Government without a monarch
Republic
Writer of “Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer” , feared a powerful government, his proposals create framework for the articles of confederation
John Dickinson
What was James Madison’s view on a stronger federal gov?
He favored it
What was Montesquieus view on a strong federal gov
He opposed it
Refers to the continental army demanding pay and threatening military overthrow of the government
Newburgh Conspiracy
Helped survey western land, laid out a 36 sq mile grid, reserved 1 square mile for education
Land ordinance 1785
Laid groundwork for how a territory could become a state, most important piece of documentation that cam out of the Articles of Confederation
Northwest ordinance
How many people were needed to petition for statehood under the northwest ordinance ?
60,000
How many territories were created with the northwest ordinance?
5
What were requirement needed to become a territory under the northwest ordinance?
- constitution
- outlaw slavery
- bill of rights that included free religion
What type of congress did the articles of confederation have?
Unicameral
How many votes were needed to pass a law under the articles?
9/13
How many votes were needs to add an amendment under the articles?
13/13
How did the government get money under the articles?
They had to petition for money from the states
12 reps from 5 states met in Annapolis, not enough states represented, agreed to meet again in Philadelphia
Annapolis convention
Rebellion led by farmers angered by debt, marched to courthouse to close it, demonstrated the little power to government had to suppress conflict
Shays rebellion
What happened at the constitutional convention?
- George Washington elected as president
- made constitution
Plan where state representatives would be based on population, favored by large states
Virginia plan
Who was he chief architect of the Virginia plan?
James Madison
Who brought forth the Virginia plan?
Edmund Randolph
Plan where each state would have equal representation,favored by smaller states
New Jersey plan
Who was the creator of the New Jersey plan?
William Paterson
Compromise that would use both the Virginia and the New Jersey plan
Connecticut Compromise
Who put forth the Connecticut compromise?
Roger Sherman
What was agreed about slavery at the constitutional convention?
Outlawing the slave trade could not be discussed for ten years
What needed to be done to ratify the constitution?
State constitutional conventions had to ratify it
How many states needed to ratify the constitution in order for it to pass?
9
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, argued why a strong government was needed
The Federalist Papers
