Ch 9-confederation And Constitution Flashcards
Natural aristocracy
Those who demonstrated fitness for govt service by personal accomplishments
Egalitarianism
Process of revolution tended to equalize rank of people in society
Mercy Otis warring
Challenged why women were second class to men
States abolished slavery
VT PA MA RI CT NY NJ
no state south of pa abolished slavery
1775
First antislavery society created in Philadelphia
Freed blacks
500,000 in colonies
25,000 free
Faced curfews, low wages, and poverty
Women post revolutionary war
No significant role changes
NJ granted women suffrage then reconsidered
Gained social right to choose marriage partner
Republican motherhood
Republican motherhood
Selfless devotion to family-mothers create virtuous citizens
1619
First slaves brought to America
State governments
- adopted constitutions as legal basic of govt
- constitutions were WRITTEN and represented the FUNDAMENTAL laws
- bill of rights
- frequent elections, weak executive
- VA statue for religious freedom
New nation, new problems
Land redistribution fostered democracy
- trade with Britain restricted
- inflation and speculation
- states were in debt but citizens resisted taxation
- disagreement over western lands
- economy bottled out
1786
Economy bottled out➡️➡️led to need of a radical change hence the 1787 constitutional convention
Articles of confederation
First national government if us
Written in 1777 adopted in 1781
Took states 4 years to give up land claims in NW which caused the delay
Weaknesses of constitution
- unicameral-1vote per state
- no executive or national court system
- no power to tax or regulate commerce
- 9/13 to pass laws 13/13 to amend
- govt by supplication-ask for $$; not truly a govt
Ordinance of 1785 and northwest ordinance of 1787
2 successes of articles of confederation
Ordinance of 1785
- established uniform procedures for surveying land from the NW
- townships were 6 square miles
- each township then divided into 36 sections and 1 section set aside for schools
- allowed fair sale and settlement of western lands
Northwest ordinance of 1787
SLAVERY OUTLAWED IN NW
- when population reached 5000 legislature could be made
- 60000 population could ratify a state const.
Britain against the us
Didn’t send an ambassador for 8 years
Continued to enforce navigation acts
Continued to occupy forts in NW territory
Stirred up Indians against Americans
Spanish against Americans
Closed Mississippi River to colonists
Couldn’t ship goods down Mississippi
Stirred up Indians also
Barbary pirates
Captured American ships since they were no longer protected by Britain
From North America
