ch5 quiz 1

Question 1

what was americas problem with britain (border problems) after the war?

Answer 1

treaty of paris required them to remove their troops, removed from settled parts, kept troops in NW US (great lakes), wants to control the fur trade bc US didn’t give back the tories stuff

Question 2

what was americas problem with spain (border problems) after the war?

Answer 2

they won florida and gulf coast region, refused to turn over natchez captured during the war (far north of boundary), 1784 - closed lower Mississippi river to american commerce (reopened w/ modest tariff)

Question 3

what were some foreign trade differences in the federalist era (3)?

Answer 3

US could now trade directly with Europe (no navigation acts), british export large quantities of goods to US - selling at a low cost to force competition out of business (dumping), paper money shortage

Question 4

depression and an unfavorable balance of trade led to _________

Answer 4

pressure to print money and pass debt relief measures

Question 5

before the war we dealth with the cash shortage by ______________ (4)

Answer 5

declaring various staple products to be legal tender, deliberately overvaluing foreign coins to discourage their export, making it illegal to ship coins abroad, printing paper currency

Question 6

after the war, some states tried to _____________by imposing heavy taxes and _______________ new issues of money

Answer 6

restore credit, severely restricting

Question 7

after the war, states trying to restore credit resulted in _________

Answer 7

lower prices/ wages and cries for debt relief

Question 8

a majority of states printed money between 1785 and 1786 and was successful in _________ and unsuccessful in __________

Answer 8

SC, NY, and Penn
RI!!!

Question 9

why was the printing of more money after the war to cope with the cash shortage unsuccessful in RI?

Answer 9

merchants flee RI so people can’t repay them because they end up printing so much money that it becomes worthless

Question 10

why did Daniel Shay start a “Little Revolution”?

Answer 10

the massachusetts legislature was determined to maintain sound currency and pay off debt, protesting taxes amonglower class

Question 11

what happened during Daniel Shay’s revolution?

Answer 11

summer 1786 - mobs in the west stopped foreclosures by preventing courts to operate
marched on capital to keep the supreme court from meeting
state gov sent troops that routed the rebels while shay escaped to VT

Question 12

Mt Vernon meeting at ______ to _______

Answer 12

washington’s house, do constitution stuff

Question 13

annapolis convention, success or fail? what next?

Answer 13

fail, Hamilton suggests another meeting to fix the article sof confederation

Question 14

secret constitutional convention opens in _________ and all colonies but ____ sends delegates

Answer 14

philly, RI

Question 15

what did the delegates determine at the great constitutional convention?

Answer 15

the articles went beyond repair and they needed to create a stronger central government, needed a federal system, republic –> 3 branches of government

Question 16

what was the virginia plan and by who?

Answer 16

james madison - states vote in congress based on population

Question 17

what was the new jersey plan and by who?

Answer 17

william patterson - each state has equal vote in congress

Question 18

the dispute between the _____ and the ______ plan almost ended the convention

Answer 18

new jersey plan and virginia

Question 19

what was the great compromise that produced the constitution?

Answer 19

the connecticut plan

Question 20

what was the connecticut plan and by who?

Answer 20

roger sherman - congress would have 2 houses (lower house and upper house)

Question 21

lower house vs upper house of congress

Answer 21

lower - population based (reps or senate)
upper - equal votes/ state

Question 22

how did the north vs south want slaves to be counted (constitution)?

Answer 22

north - taxes, not representation
south - representation only, not taxes

Question 23

how did the north and south compromise on how to count slaves?

Answer 23

the 3/5 compromise - equal to 3/5 of slaves were counted for rep and taxes