Ch 9-confederation And Constitution

Question 0

Natural aristocracy

Answer 0

Those who demonstrated fitness for govt service by personal accomplishments

Question 1

Egalitarianism

Answer 1

Process of revolution tended to equalize rank of people in society

Question 2

Mercy Otis warring

Answer 2

Challenged why women were second class to men

Question 3

States abolished slavery

Answer 3

VT PA MA RI CT NY NJ

no state south of pa abolished slavery

Question 4

1775

Answer 4

First antislavery society created in Philadelphia

Question 5

Freed blacks

Answer 5

500,000 in colonies
25,000 free
Faced curfews, low wages, and poverty

Question 6

Women post revolutionary war

Answer 6

No significant role changes
NJ granted women suffrage then reconsidered
Gained social right to choose marriage partner
Republican motherhood

Question 7

Republican motherhood

Answer 7

Selfless devotion to family-mothers create virtuous citizens

Question 8

1619

Answer 8

First slaves brought to America

Question 9

State governments

Answer 9

• 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

Question 10

New nation, new problems

Answer 10

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

Question 11

1786

Answer 11

Economy bottled out➡️➡️led to need of a radical change hence the 1787 constitutional convention

Question 12

Articles of confederation

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Weaknesses of constitution

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

Ordinance of 1785 and northwest ordinance of 1787

Answer 14

2 successes of articles of confederation

Question 15

Ordinance of 1785

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

Northwest ordinance of 1787

Answer 16

SLAVERY OUTLAWED IN NW

• when population reached 5000 legislature could be made
• 60000 population could ratify a state const.

Question 17

Britain against the us

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Spanish against Americans

Answer 18

Closed Mississippi River to colonists
Couldn’t ship goods down Mississippi
Stirred up Indians also

Question 19

Barbary pirates

Answer 19

Captured American ships since they were no longer protected by Britain
From North America